A bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s sounds died Wednesday at the hands of the state House of Representatives. Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the ...

Trawling restrictions not only benefit fish and shellfish; anemones and corals are also becoming more common, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty-six years of underwater ...

World Conservation Congress (WCC) has adopted a resolution intended to end bottom trawling in international seamounts by the ...

The British Government has been told to introduce a complete ban on ocean bottom trawling in its waters, as a former ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - County commissioners along the coast are working to form a coalition, an idea that came about during the shrimp trawl ban protest in June. Hundreds gathered in full ...

A U.S. district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by conservation NGO Oceana challenging bottom trawling in the ...

Cornish fishermen would like to meet the new environment secretary to discuss concerns over the future of their industry. A consultation on extending a ban on bottom-trawler fishing to cover more ...

A bill to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina's sounds died Wednesday at the hands of the state House of Representatives. Shrimpers from coastal towns rallied to oppose the bill, arriving at the ...

However, the Blue Marine Foundation, which campaigns to protect the ocean, insisted a so-called zonal approach in MPAs would not work. Charles Clover, its co-founder, said: "I find it very hard to see ...