Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by conservationists for disrupting seabed habitat and capturing species ...

By Edward Carver Aotearoa New Zealand spent years spearheading the introduction of a new set of rules governing bottom trawling in the South Pacific Ocean, which more than a dozen countries adopted by ...

“The situation of marine litter and especially plastic litter has taken threatening dimensions.” When fishermen are trawling for plastic debris, they aren’t depleting already dwindling fish stocks.

Addressing the media following the feast of St Anthony’s in the uninhabited island of Kachchatheevu yesterday, Vice Admiral Banagoda said the Navy is vested with powers to protect the country’s ...

The judge agreed with the National Marine Fisheries Service that its review of the annual harvest specifications sufficiently ...

Madurai: Jaffna fishermen leader Nagarasa Varnakulasingam announced that they are boycotting this year's Katchatheevu ...

Ending destructive bottom-trawling in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka is crucial for safeguarding marine resources and fishermen's livelihoods.

Trawling, a destructive fishing method banned in certain areas, is widely practiced due to weak law enforcement, with local authorities citing budget constraints for lack of patrols. The impact on ...

Sea life on the seafloor of New Zealand's most productive and important commercial fishing ground shows resilience to ...

Ending the destructive bottom-trawling method of fishing would safeguard the livelihoods of ordinary fishermen in Tamil Nadu ...