By Edward Carver Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

In the Commons, Ms White said the Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill, which proposes to “ban bottom trawling in ...

Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France’s legal commitments to protecting ...

A Labour MP has called for a blanket ban on “bottom trawling” of seabeds in marine protected areas (MPAs), which she said destroys fragile ecosystems and habitats. Katie White compared bottom ...

CHENNAI: For the first time since the crisis of mass Olive Ridley turtle deaths broke out, a joint night patrol team on ...

Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets along the seabed. Previous research has shown that not only does this fishing practice damage marine habitats, it’s also a leading contributor of CO2 ...

Katie White compared bottom trawling, which is the act of dragging heavy nets across the seabed, with ‘ripping up an orchard to pick an apple’. A Labour MP has called for a blanket ban on ...