NOAA Fisheries violated federal law by allowing corals, sponges and other seafloor habitats in the Gulf of Alaska to be damaged by unchecked bottom trawling, a lawsuit filed Monday by environmental ...

The French government is being taken to court to end destructive fishing practices in marine protected areas. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) have ...

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €10.8 billion each year, according to a first-of-its-kind study released today. It found that this cost is largely due to carbon dioxide ...

Environmental NGOs Oceana and ClientEarth are filing a lawsuit with Spain's national high court for permitting bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), a practice they claim violates EU ...

Coastlines along Sussex County in England have been significantly impacted by bottom trawling and environmental influence. In 2021, the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) ...

A coalition of environmental groups has launched legal action against the Dutch government, challenging fishing permits that allow bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank protected area. The lawsuit, filed ...

In a powerful condemnation of what she calls “political inaction,” ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau— granddaughter of legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau— has joined forces with Oceana to shine ...

Two new reports showing the extent of carbon storage in the marine sediments around the coasts of Canada and the U.K. are helping to build the case for greater protection of the seabed, as part of ...