Fishing has a variety of effects on marine habitats and ecosystems, depending on the spatial extent of fishing, the level of fishing effort, and the type of gear. Expansion of U.S. domestic fisheries ...

Early signs of recovery have been found on an area of protected seabed which was destroyed by illegal fishing in the Summer ...

Many fishing methods have negative impacts on marine life and ecosystems. Some of the most destructive include the use of gillnets, longlines, trawls, pot and trap gear, purse seines, and explosives.

Fisherwomen on the north coast of Java Island are pushing back against plans to dredge sea sand for export, saying they fear it will worsen coastal erosion and harm marine ecosystems. Under a 2023 ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s ...