A pair of marine scientists at the University of Antwerp, in Belgium, working with a colleague from the University of Otago, ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

Yet when governments and corporate investors are pouring huge amounts of money and resources into moonshot carbon capture ...

Just released research from the University of Otago shows bottom trawling on the sea floor can exacerbate climate change. Dr Sebastiaan van de Velde is based at the University of Otago's Department of ...

Convex Seascape Survey scientists are studying the impact of fishing methods that use towed nets which are dragged along the seafloor, such as trawling and dredging. These methods are the main way ...

Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the ...

Human use of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea is visible on the seabed and can significantly impact the habitat of ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the fishing method across the UK and Europe. Several leading ocean organisations ...

A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...