The crew of a trawler which had just made its biggest catch continued to bring more fish on board for processing despite the vessel developing a severe list, a report found.
the two main fisheries for pollock and flatfish are both causing large-scale damage to the Bering Sea ecosystem. The flatfish fishery, which trawls directly on the ocean floor, has a growing problem ...
Trawl nets, used extensively in commercial fishing, are particularly problematic. These large, moving nets sweep up everything in their path, trapping species indiscriminately. Fishing fleets face ...