Previous studies have found that trawling, and other seafloor disruptions, release greenhouse gases. However, this prior research has focused on the organic carbon: basically the decaying muck at the ...

A heavy metal net is dragged across the seafloor at breakneck speed, churning up dark clouds of sediment and swallowing everything in its path. A blue-spotted stingray tries to flee, flailing its ...

A recent study provides the first large-scale map of Cambodia’s coastal habitats and reports early seagrass recovery near anti-trawling structures in the Kep Marine Fisheries Management Area. Surveys ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €10.8 billion each year, according to a first-of-its-kind study released today. It found that this cost is largely due to carbon dioxide ...

The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say. The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and ...

In a powerful condemnation of what she calls “political inaction,” ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau— granddaughter of legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau— has joined forces with Oceana to shine ...

The hidden way commercial fishing adds to climate change. By Lauren Leffer Published Mar 28, 2025 2:00 PM EDT Image: Johner Images/Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...