When trawling, the fishermen try to be as close as possible to this rich ecosystem, but they try not to go on it, because the rocks could damage the nets. But indirectly, fishing so close to those ...

In its new report "Bottom Trawling: New perspectives on an old fishing practice," Fauna & Flora International (FFI) joins a collaboration of world-leading fisheries scientists and ocean experts in ...

The French government is being taken to court to end destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) have ...

Coastal communities near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River have expressed concern about bottom-trawling vessels operating in close proximity to where salmon enter the river. But trawl industry leaders ...

The Scottish government has initiated a public consultation that could lead to the ban on bottom-trawl fishing across 20 offshore marine protected areas (MPAs). This move aims to protect Scotland's ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Several Alaska Native Tribal Governments and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S.

Three tribal governments and an environmental organization on Thursday served notice to federal agencies that they are planning a lawsuit to block a fishing experiment along the seafloor in the ...

A new “atlas” reveals widespread illegal bottom trawling inside Mediterranean marine protected areas. The atlas, an interactive online map, shows thousands of days of apparent bottom-trawling activity ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

(CNN) — The world’s oceans are under threat from rising sea temperatures, marine pollution and overfishing. The effects are visible in shallow ecosystems suffering from coral bleaching, but less is ...