Deep-sea fishing trawlers are never described as glamorous. They’re traditionally forward-heavy vessels built with ramps at the stern for hauling heavy catches onto the working aft deck. On the ...

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 ...

Much has been written about suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, but the UN says fishing trawlers, not spies, are causing most of the damage. "Generally, around 80 percent of cable ...

The trawl deck of the Alaska Warrior is seen on March 28, 2008, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. (Photo by Petty Officer Sara Francis/Coast Guard) An advertiser-sponsored article in the Seattle Times gushed ...

A recent illegal fishing incident in the Eastern Aegean involved seven Turkish trawlers operating in Greek waters near ...

Around the UK, hundreds of marine protected areas (MPAs) appear on maps as blue sanctuaries for ocean life. In theory, these ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Illustration of trawler at sea dragging fishing net to catch fish. [Courtesy] Caution has ...

Kendrapara: Odisha forest officials have arrested 34 fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers from the Gahirmatha marine ...