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 Labour MP has called for a blanket ban on “bottom trawling” of seabeds in marine protected areas (MPAs), which she said ...

The practice illustrates everything that is wrong with how the seas around Ireland are managed says ecologist, Pádraic Fogarty Pádraic Fogarty: "Pair trawling involves two boats dragging a ...

Are Scotland and Italy truly protecting their seas? The Ferret takes a closer look at marine protections, challenges, and ...

NGOs including the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Seas At Risk, Oceana and ClientEarth have praised the proposal as ...