A new study says bottom trawling fishing is increasing carbon emissions and contributing to climate change. Bottom trawling is a type of fishing where heavy nets are dragged along the ocean floor to ...

Adding lights to commercial fishing nets can reduce the number of endangered species, including sea turtles and dolphins, that get caught in them. Just as hazard lights warn humans of danger, ...

Researchers from U.S. and fishers from Mexico’s Gulf of California have developed solar-powered LED buoys that attach to gill nets to help reduce sea turtle bycatch by 63%. The floating devices ...

A simple technique to “illuminate the exits” in trawl fishing nets can reduce unwanted bycatch by almost 50%, new research has found, potentially protecting both the environment and fishermen’s ...