Minister defends bottom trawling, despite poll showing majority of NZers want it banned

A new poll shows a majority of New Zealanders want the fishing method of bottom trawling banned, but Oceans and Fisheries ...
Indianz.Com

Native America Calling: Will limiting commercial trawler bycatch save salmon in Alaska?

The federal panel that oversees commercial and subsistence fishing in Alaska is putting a hard limit on the number of chum salmon that are caught — and wasted — by commercial pollack trawlers. It is a ...
SeafoodSource

NPFMC rejects hard cap on Western Alaska chum salmon bycatch, but approves corridor closure to allow fish passage

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has once again rejected the salmon sector’s demands for hard caps on chum bycatch caught by pollock trawlers in the Bering Sea, though the body did ...
SeafoodSource

North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommends big increase to 2026 Gulf of Alaska cod catch

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has recommended a big increase in Gulf of Alaska (GOA) cod catch limits for 2026 and 2027.
Mother Jones

Japan Embarks on a Deep-Sea Mining Experiment With Unknown Consequences

On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast guard to leave disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands, which are known in China as Diaoyu. The vessel then ...
globalseafoods

F/V Arcturus Arrives in Shilshole Bay: Alaska Fishing Vessel Captured by DJI Avata FPV

Designed to work rough seas, Arcturus is engineered for efficiency, endurance, and volume. She’s not glamorous—but that’s not her job. Her mission is clear: feed the world with sustainably caught, ...
Vancouver Is Awesome

Factory trawlers have Ireland-sized impact off B.C.'s coast, investigation claims

Over the past 15 years, a wave of factory trawling vessels has quietly arrived on British Columbia’s coastline, often targeting ecologically rich regions off at the edge of the continental shelf in ...