The recent explosion of public interest in marine fisheries—driven in large part by the controversial success of Seaspiracy—has put the fishing industry firmly in the global spotlight, but has also highlighted how complex and easily misunderstood this sector is.
The overharvesting of marine resources is posing a great threat to communities in Solomon Islands today and, in recent decades, resultant shortages of fish have rapidly changed methods of fishing in the country’s waters.
Conservationists are calling out New Zealand's bottom trawling fleet for operating the “most destructive fishery” in Australia as Kiwi vessels trawl for orange roughy off the Tasmanian coast.
Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation industry, according to a groundbreaking study.
Sealord has today been ordered to forfeit a $24 million fishing vessel for bottom trawling in a protected area. The company was also ordered to pay a $24,000 fine in Nelson District Court for trawling in a Benthic Protected Area.
