Government ministers say that the UK will not implement an outright ban on bottom trawling, despite pledging to do so earlier this year ...

World Conservation Congress (WCC) has adopted a resolution intended to end bottom trawling in international seamounts by the ...

A heavy metal net is dragged across the seafloor at breakneck speed, churning up dark clouds of sediment and swallowing everything in its path. A blue-spotted stingray tries to flee, flailing its ...

In recent times, a significant wave of support has spread across Europe, urging decisive action to eliminate the harmful practice of trawling<\/strong> within the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

We urge you to commit to phasing out the destructive practice of bottom trawling in Europe’s protected marine areas. It’s ...

While the main focus is on climate change and its increasing impacts, bottom trawling is singled out for the threefold effect ...

The British Government has been told to introduce a complete ban on ocean bottom trawling in its waters, as a former ...

Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...

The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say. The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- A bill that would limit shrimp trawling is now heading to House for a vote. The bill would prohibit all shrimp trawling in in-shore fishing waters and within half a mile ...

A controversial bill that has been making its way through the North Carolina legislature would ban shrimp trawling in sounds, rivers and within a half mile of the coast. While that bill won’t be taken ...