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 ...

Legislators are pushing for a targeted exemption that would allow trawling exclusively in marine zones devoid of coral reefs.

A recent opinion column in multiple Alaska newspapers by Washington-based trawlers (“We’re Alaska pollock fishermen. Here’s the truth about our fishery.” ADN, Aug. 10) is a master class of spin and ...

I saw just how effective gillnets and trawl nets were while working as a fisheries technician many years ago in Utah. The gillnets were called experimental nets because they had different-sized mesh ...

Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’ ...

Innovative, yet simple solution helps protect the seas from illegal bottom trawling that ravages the seabed in protected ...

A contentious debate over banning shrimp trawling in North Carolina's inland waters is expected to continue. Supporters of a ban cite environmental damage and bycatch, while opponents warn of ...