David Suzuki Foundation

Bringing clarity and control to trawl fishery Chinook salmon bycatch

For years, British Columbia’s midwater trawl fishery has been unintentionally catching Chinook salmon. New measures are ...
Afloat

Seán Kelly Presses EU on Loss of Hague Fishing Protections

Seán Kelly MEP challenges EU Fisheries Commissioner over Hague Preferences loss and impact on Irish coastal communities.

100,000 pounds of invasive fish pulled from Kansas River

Biologists hit the milestone last year as their eradication campaign against unwanted Asian carp continues.

In Scotland, the fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite promise

In 1984, a longstanding three‑mile ban on bottom trawling around much of Scotland’s coast was repealed. Fish landings in ...
New York Magazine

11 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Fountain Pens to Susan Orlean’s Bins

Here, in our version of the Sunday circular, we’ve plucked some of our recent favorites: expert-recommended essentials, ...
IFLScience

It’s Hard To Fathom How Large Supertrawlers’ Nets Are – Equivalent To 3 Eiffel Towers Lying Down

According to the Sussex Dolphin Project, the fishing net of a supertrawler can be 10 times the length of the ship itself at ...

Scotland protects more than a third of its seas. Why is trawling still allowed?

Environmentally damaging fishing practices continue across Europe even in protected areas, conservation groups say. View on ...
Devdiscourse

Scotland's Battle: Preserving Marine Life Amid Trawling Destruction

This article explores the decline of Scotland's marine ecosystems due to industrial fishing methods like bottom trawling. Fishermen like Bally Philp are witnessing a drastic reduction in fish stocks ...

The fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite protection promises

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones ...

In Scotland, fishing trawlers scrape the seabed despite protection promises

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling ...

In Scotland, the fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite protection promises

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones. Fisherman Bally Philp, who works off the ...