Gambian crews on international trawlers fishing on the country's shores have become the accidental targets of local fishermen's anger, whose livelihoods are threatened by the foreign vessels' ...

KYLEAKIN, Scotland (AP) — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye, checking each one methodically. Unlike most of Scotland’s coastline, these waters are ...

Trawlers, both large and small, require LPG cylinders to cook food for the crew, who usually venture into the sea for at least a week at a stretch while fishing ...

When Tony Roach was 14 years old, he stowed away on a trawler at Grimsby docks. Today, he retains his life-long connection to the industry by volunteering on the Ross Tiger, a trawler and museum ship ...

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 ...

Imagine heavy nets, many miles wide, scraping the ocean floor, trapping all marine life in their wake. This is called trawling. It's a common fishing method that scientists say is devastating the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Illustration of trawler at sea dragging fishing net to catch fish. [Courtesy] Caution has ...