WWF is disappointed that the European Parliament voted against the phase-out of destructive deep-sea bottom trawling (below 600 metres) in European waters and high seas of the North-East Atlantic.

Many countries are failing to implement vital United Nations resolutions designed to protect vulnerable deep-sea species and ecosystems. Many countries are failing to implement vital United Nations ...

Bottom trawling begins While Hovland balanced his industry job and coral science in the deep sea, bottom trawl fishing was exploding in popularity in Norway. Wheeled “rock hopper” gear allowed ships ...

File - Ocean Rebellion activists stage a performance calling for an end to all national fuel subsidies to fishing fleets and bans to bottom trawling at the Tagus river bank in Lisbon, Portugal, on ...

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

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Far out on the high seas, on any given day, hundreds of fishing vessels drag huge nets, big enough to snag a 747 jumbo jet, across the ocean bottom, vacuuming up 150-year-old fish, flattening ancient ...

A proposed rule would promote research and conservation efforts at a California national marine sanctuary. A proposed rule from NOAA Fisheries would bar fishermen from using gear that touches the ...

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In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways Christian Elliott A variety of marine creatures and unique features can be found in the ...