The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina is calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to deny the use of gill nets for fishing in the state of North Carolina.

In November 1994, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that banned the use of entanglement nets in Florida state waters. These nets, most commonly referring to gill nets, were seen ...

More than 500 pounds of fish and sharks were caught by 10 people using illegal gill nets at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, state officials announced this week. [ Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Local News FWC: 10 arrested for illegally using gill net on Skyway Bridge Floridians voted to ban gill nets in the state's waters more than two decades ago.

Ten Atlanta residents are accused of using illegal gill nets to catch more than 500 pounds of fish and sharks near a major bridge in Florida, wildlife officials said.

DMF has requested another ITP that would likely keep gill nets in use for several more years in the state. Environmentalists argue the use of the nets is unnecessary.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ten Atlanta residents are accused of using illegal gill nets to catch more than 500 pounds of fish and sharks near a major bridge in Florida, wildlife officials said.