Earlier this year, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) established and implemented the 11th ...

Under fire for the incidental harvest of salmon, which some claim has devastated Chinook returns to the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers despite any scientific evidence to support such a claim, the ...

Cornish fishermen would like to meet the new environment secretary to discuss concerns over the future of their industry. A consultation on extending a ban on bottom-trawler fishing to cover more ...

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 ...

“When I tell people I am a marine biologist, everybody thinks I’m swimming with dolphins and whales. In reality, I spend my time in the field collecting mussels, oysters, crabs and seaweeds to test ...

Supporters of the ban say trawling damages fish habitats and depletes fish populations, while shrimpers argue it would devastate their livelihoods. A study on the impacts of trawling and a lawsuit ...