Some scientists fear unintended consequences. Bottom trawling has long attracted controversy over its environmental impact. As long ago as the 1880s, complaints from line fishers in the UK resulted in ...

A landmark agreement has been reached to end high seas bottom trawling, one of the world’s most destructive fishing practices, in nearly a quarter of the world’s oceans. Renaca, Chile – A landmark ...

Bottom trawl fishing on the high seas is the single greatest threat to highly vulnerable deep-sea environments and the biodiversity they shelter, a new report released today by WWF, IUCN, and the ...

A new study says bottom trawling fishing is increasing carbon emissions and contributing to climate change. Bottom trawling is a type of fishing where heavy nets are dragged along the ocean floor ...

The new measures will allow for the continued development of the island's new langoustine fishery A ban on bottom trawling at three Manx fishing sites is a "significant step forward" for the local ...

The study found that the carbon emitted into the atmosphere by bottom trawling every year is double the annual emissions of the world’s entire fishing fleet - around 4 million vessels.

In the wake of news that a New Zealand bottom trawler destroyed coral in the international waters of the South Pacific, ...

OceanCare is campaigning to reduce bottom trawling and supports the EU's plan to end harmful fishing practices in protected areas by 2030. However, the Swiss organization is worried that the new ...

An international group of surfers staged an underwater protest in Caithness to highlight a threat to vital ecosystems from ...