The beautiful spring weather had given me and my buddy Joe an itch to go fishing, so that’s exactly what we did. We loaded Joe’s johnboat, pulled it to the Arkansas River and launched just after the ...

When a big catfish pulls a jug under, the call rings out. The fish isn’t as big as Moby Dick, of course, but this is as close to whaling as you can get in a river. My fishing buddy paddled hurriedly, ...

COURTESY NOAA A close-up reveals the plastic jug tethered to a thick line. COURTESY NOAA A close-up reveals the plastic jug tethered to a thick line. A young Hawaiian monk seal named Moana is dead ...

Endangered Hawaiian monk seal RS34 was found dead on Mānana Island earlier this month as a result of a fisherman’s “jug rig.” Photos courtesy NOAA Fisheries Editor’s note: This report contains ...

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A young Hawaiian monk seal named Moana is dead after an apparent entanglement in fishing gear, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. DLNR said Moana, or RS34, was ...