Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones ...

NOAA’s new rules, which take effect immediately, consolidate applications into a single, shorter review period.

JAKARTA/BATAM, Indonesia — Mounting reports of illegal seabed dredging in Indonesian waters have raised ecological alarm bells following the resumption of a controversial policy of sand exports. On ...

Through sand extraction and the disposal of dredged harbor silt, about 200 million tons of sediment are relocated every year ...

・The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is running a consultation on banning bottom trawling and dredging in 43 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), covering 30,000 km² of seabed. ・Despite over 38% of UK ...

Six mussel trawlers at Venø in the Limfjord pull large amounts of seabed up into the water column. The cloud of sediment (seabed) leads to an increased release of carbon dioxide and causes poorer ...

DID the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office 1 reinstate the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Isla Verde Mining and Development Company (IVMDC) for seabed quarry ...

17 March 2025 - Ahead of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is urging governments to pause deep seabed mining due to its severe risks to marine ...

It’s long overdue and taken years to begin, but the dredging of Portland Harbor will finally move forward this winter, with the construction of a “confined aquatic disposal" cell — basically a deep ...

Section 1. Background. The United States has a core national security and economic interest in maintaining leadership in deep sea science and technology and seabed mineral resources. The United States ...

A new method of dredging is being trialled in two harbours with the aim of reducing costs and the environmental impact. Dorset Council is testing the Water Injection Dredging (WID) system at Lyme ...