This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya — On a drizzly March afternoon, more than two dozen vessels bobbed on ...

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more than him and could be a world record.

For decades, oceanographers have known that something did not add up in the deep sea. Huge predators like sharks and tunas were spending long stretches in the dim “twilight zone,” yet the known prey ...

Dauphin Island, Ala. (WKRG) — Anglers hitting the water for the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo aren’t just fishing for a big catch, they’re actually helping perform a scientific study. University of ...

This photo provided by Jill Denio, Jackson Denio stands with a 177-pound halibut he caught Monday on a deep-sea fishing trip in Hampton, N.H., on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (Jill Denio via AP) HAMPTON, N ...

HAMPTON, N.H. — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more than him and could be a world ...