NICE, France—The deep sea—Earth’s largest and least-explored biome—is taking center stage at the United Nations Ocean conference this week, where marine experts are demanding world leaders end bottom ...

Far out on the high seas, on any given day, hundreds of fishing vessels drag huge nets, big enough to snag a 747 jumbo jet, across the ocean bottom, vacuuming up 150-year-old fish, flattening ancient ...

A proposed rule would promote research and conservation efforts at a California national marine sanctuary. A proposed rule from NOAA Fisheries would bar fishermen from using gear that touches the ...

In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways Christian Elliott A variety of marine creatures and unique features can be found in the ...

The fishing practice of bottom trawling continues in European marine protected areas (MPAs) despite conservation concerns over its destruction of seabed habitats and indiscriminate catches. Four NGOs ...

'Dust clouds' at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance for the biggest part. Yet, a small portion of the stirred-up bottom ...

The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), a multilateral body that regulates fishing in the vast waters of the South Pacific Ocean, held its annual meeting Feb. 17-21 in ...