Deep-sea fishing trawlers are never described as glamorous. They’re traditionally forward-heavy vessels built with ramps at the stern for hauling heavy catches onto the working aft deck. On the ...

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Every year, bycatch—unwanted fish or other marine species accidentally caught by fisher’s nets—makes up 25 percent of the fishing industry’s hauls. These fish either are too small or too young or are ...

Up to 70% of fishing boat crews operating out of the north’s ports are from overseas ...

At least 56 people were killed early Thursday when a Russian fishing trawler carrying an international crew of 132 sank in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East.

Ghana’s industrial trawler fleet has been forced to remain docked, with vessels idle at the port since February 3, following ...

Today’s oceangoing trawlers draw elements of design from all over the marine landscape — and maritime history. Their efficiency, flexibility and near-universal appeal have been influenced by fishing ...

When fish are processed in trawlers at sea, the animals' heads, guts and skeletons all just go overboard. It's a lot of waste, and Norway's SINTEF research group is doing something about it. Working ...

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to responsible governance of Ghana’s fisheries sector, warning that continued non-compl ...

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