Fish may be evolving to swim faster and evade capture in trawler nets, according to research. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that fitter fish are better at evading nets and believe that ...

Caution has been issued against foreign trawlers seeking to take advantage of the six months of prawn fishing along the shallow Coastal waters of Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu. Trawlers are large boats ...

Recreational fishermen in the Northern Territory are venting concern over recent fish kills, which they say are being caused by prawn trawlers. The Nhulunbuy Fishing Club, on the north east Arnhem ...

Small-scale fishers in Indonesia face declining catches as illegal trawlers deplete fish stocks in near-shore waters, violating exclusion zone regulations. Trawling, a destructive fishing method ...

Overfishing has dire consequences for ocean health and for the millions of people who depend on fish for food and well-being. Globally, catch has been steadily declining since the 1990s. It's a trend ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A vessel seized for fishing in an off-limits area in Indonesia may have also been using a type of trawl net that’s been banned for its destructive ...

Fisheries managers allow whitefish trawlers to inadvertently scoop up halibut, crab and salmon in their nets. The bycatch rate is relatively low. But because the trawlers catch so much of their target ...