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

The world’s oceans are massive and critical carbon sinks that absorb roughly one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions humans generate by burning fossil fuels and reshaping Earth’s landscape. New ...

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

In 2023, commercial fishing vessels spent more than 33,000 hours operating in the U.K.’s offshore marine protected areas, mainly using trawling and dredging methods. Bottom trawling is permitted in ...

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

Annual carbon emissions from bottom trawling—a popular fishing method used to capture seafood at the bottom of the ocean—is equivalent to around 40% of annual transportation emissions in the U.S., a ...

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €10.8 billion each year, according to a first-of-its-kind study released today. It found that this cost is largely due to carbon dioxide ...

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 ...

Environmental NGOs Oceana and ClientEarth are filing a lawsuit with Spain's national high court for permitting bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), a practice they claim violates EU ...

British Columbia’s groundfish trawling fleet has secured Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, which the Western Canadian province’s fishing industry said is a reflection of its work to ...