bottom trawling

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental groups have launched legal action against bottom trawling in Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, arguing that authorities have failed to adequately protect one of Europe’s most important marine conservation areas.

25th June 2026

Campaigners seek Wadden trawling ban

25th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental groups have called on French and European authorities to strengthen protections for fragile marine habitats around the Chausey archipelago, warning that rare maerl beds remain at risk from bottom-towed fishing despite existing conservation designations.

11th June 2026

Pressure mounts over Chausey habitats

11th June 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Bans on bottom trawling could play a crucial role in restoring biodiversity across Europe’s damaged seabeds after new research from Scotland’s South Arran Marine Protected Area found marine life rebounded significantly in…

11th May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Protected seabeds see life return

11th May 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental organisations have taken the Dutch government to court over continued bottom trawling in the protected Dogger Bank area of the North Sea.

16th March 2026

Nature groups challenge Dutch trawling

16th March 2026

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

To-date, more than 470,000 metres of Hampiðjan’s DynIce Data cable have been supplied to customers around the world, with the company reporting that the oldest cable known to be still in operation has…

17th December 2025

Unique net sounder cable gathers worldwide appeal

17th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

ClientEarth and Oceana have taken the Spanish government back to court, accusing it of routinely permitting bottom trawling inside marine protected areas (MPAs) in breach of national and EU laws.

20th November 2025

Spain sued over MPA trawling

20th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Most western Mediterranean trawlers are barely profitable due to chronic overfishing, a new report warns, urging urgent reforms to safeguard fisheries sustainability.

18th November 2025

Mediterranean fishing fleets face profit crisis

18th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Union has introduced new fishing rules to protect the Dogger Bank, an emblematic Natura 2000 site in the waters of Germany and the Netherlands.

4th November 2025

EU takes action to protect Dogger Bank sealife

4th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche, the representative body of Europe’s fishing sector, has appointed Margot Angibaud as Senior Policy Advisor to reinforce the organisation’s commitment to sustainable bottom fishing and amplify the sector’s voice in EU…

30th October 2025

Europêche strengthens team with new senior policy advisor

30th October 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the European Commission meets to discuss marine ecosystems, the European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) has called for a more pragmatic and science-driven approach to ocean protection.

3rd July 2025

EBFA calls for balanced marine conservation

3rd July 2025