Glenn Skinner, a commercial fisherman and the executive director of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, explained ...

Within a package of 37 new fishing industry initiatives, the Danish government has established trawl-free areas in 19% of its ...

Commentary authors Margie Brown and Mark Niver write that they see benefits to legislation to ban bottom trawling in Alaska’s state waters.

Dragging nets along the ocean floor is like ‘clearcutting an old-growth forest,’ Pacific Wild says. An industry group ...

Lighter nets, streamlined trawl doors, and smarter rigging choices are helping trawl captains burn less fuel, spend less time ...

As Fournoi fishermen struggle with dwindling catches, a historic marine protection law offers hope for recovery, making ...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services has sent a letter to state lawmakers opposing the potential ...

A trawling ban amendment came up for consideration with little notice, then was approved in the Senate on Thursday. Its ...

Last week, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee renewed calls to ban bottom trawling, dredging and mining for aggregates ...

Potaka also defended changes to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf under questioning ... "I'm not aware of any extensive advice that has been proffered to me on trawl corridors in the Hauraki Gulf ...

BREAKING: It’s been revealed that a New Zealand bottom trawling vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl - making it the worst reported case of coral destruction in ...