Most studies on the effects of fishing gear on the seafloor have been focused on trawl and dredge fisheries. A significant portion of the landings of finfish and shellfish from U.S. coastal waters ...

Fishing gears used to catch bottom-dwelling fish and shellfish often disturb both the seabed and the organisms living within or on it. The potential impact of this disturbance has become a subject of ...

Trawlermen making the seabed a better plaice. Julien Behal/PA Bottom trawling by fishing fleets has caused widespread concern over the environmental damage done to seabed habitats and marine life. It ...

Using satellite tracking data, researchers have come up with new maps showing the impact of trawling in 24 regions around the world. Trawling produces a sizable portion of the world’s seafood but is ...

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new 38-meter long Beam Trawler for Rederij Long Ships. Damen Maaskant has designed the new vessel, Z91 Franson, within the maximum length and gross ...

Almost a decade ago, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight campaign galvanised public opinion against the senseless waste of discarding fish. At the time this was the common practice of returning ...