Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by ...

Many large-scale fishers hesitate to use turtle excluder devices, arguing that these devices could decrease their catch ...

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

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

At around 5:30 a.m., after the tide starts to recede, Zulkifli Dalimunthe rushes to the shore a stone’s throw from his house, ...

The European Commission has been urged to take “swift and meaningful action” to fully implement laws banning destructive fishing practices in protected areas.

Environmental NGOs have praised the Danish government's proposal to ban bottom trawling in over 17% of its waters ...

Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets along the seabed. Previous research has shown that not only does this fishing ...

Denmark aims to protect nearly a fifth of its seabed from destructive trawling practices as part of a package aimed at helping the struggling fishing sector.

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 ...