Thousands of ocean species are being caught in bottom trawls, including many that are listed as threatened such as the critically endangered giant guitarfish, the zebra shark and at least three sea ...

Humans are having a profound effect on the wildlife of the Earth. For generations, we knew that this time was coming. We can not progress as a species without having some sort of impact on the world ...

A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship's Norwegian owner said was a "deliberate attack" that ...

Don Mowbray said despite not catching a prawn in two shots the dredged channel was a great way to start the season. "It was so good just to be able to come down the channel after leaving your wharf ...

Picture this: A person subsistence fishing on the Kuskokwim chooses to fish for salmon to sustain their family when the river is closed. They risk having their net, buoy and harvest confiscated by ...

Pollution workers say there is a low risk of environmental damage from fuel The large trawler that has been driven aground on rocks near Binn Bán beach in Dingle. Photo by Mark O'Sullivan Following ...

Efforts to remove a stricken trawler from rocks near Dingle harbour are continuing. The 350 tonne French registered vessel Fastnet has been wedged amongst rocks near Binn Bán lighthouse since she was ...

A large trawler was driven onto rocks outside Cuan an Daingin. The trawler had been driven aground on rocks near Binn Bán beach, where weather conditions were extremely poor with rough sea conditions.

The Government has given legal effect to measures restricting larger trawlers from fishing within six nautical miles of the coast. Fishing boats over 18 metres in length or operating with certain ...

A dive team discovered the wreck of the steam trawler Seiner, which sank in 1929 with 21 crew members. Shipwreck hunter Joe Mazraani, who co-led the expedition, died just two days after identifying ...

A trawler pulls a catch in off the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. The fishery's industry group says salmon bycatch has fallen after a federal cap was put in place.Pacific Wild B.C. groundfish ...

The Government recently announced that, from October 2026, trawling activity by boats over 18metres will be prohibited from fishing within six nautical miles of the coast. This includes seine nets ...