Colva: As the 61-day fishing ban ends at midnight on July 31, trawler owners are preparing to head back to sea in hopes of a bountiful catch of prized solar shrimps. However, a smooth start to the ...

The Scottish government has initiated a public consultation that could lead to the ban on bottom-trawl fishing across 20 offshore marine protected areas (MPAs). This move aims to protect Scotland's ...

Bottom trawling, or the use of heavy nets to scrape the ocean floor for fish, has a detrimental effect on sea life and marine ecosystems. Despite that, the practice still provides over a quarter of ...