Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling ...

The controversy over bottom trawling pits conservationists and small-scale fishermen against an industry that says it is being unfairly attacked, hurting consumers As a reddish dawn broke over the ...

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.

Imagine heavy nets, many miles wide, scraping the ocean floor, trapping all marine life in their wake. This is called trawling. It's a common fishing method that scientists say is devastating the ...

British Columbia’s groundfish trawling fleet has secured Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, which the Western ...

Environmentally damaging fishing practices continue across Europe even in protected areas, conservation groups say. View on euronews ...

Caution has been issued against foreign trawlers seeking to take advantage of the six months of prawn fishing along the shallow Coastal waters of Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu. Trawlers are large boats ...

Vassilis KYRIAKOULIS AFP Jun 2, 2025 Jun 2, 2025 Updated Jun 3, 2025 As a reddish dawn broke over the tiny, coral-rich Greek archipelago of Fournoi, Manolis Mytikas's wooden fishing boat slowly glided ...

Workers handle a fishing net near a trawler docked at the port of Nea Michaniona, in northern Greece - Copyright AFP Sakis Mitrolidis Workers handle a fishing net ...