Bottom trawling a real drag

The government is currently consulting the public on a proposal to ban bottom trawling in 42 marine protected areas around England. If implemented, the new measures, designed to protect sensitive seabed habitats and species, would have far reaching benefits for fish stocks and sea angling, as David Mitchell reports

What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

THE STRANDLINE OF BRIGHTON beach is a heady mix of fascinating sea creatures, washed-up fishing gear and the remnants of parties and beach barbecues. I crunch my way over the pebbles at morning low ti

UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN LIVING ON Mars for the past five years, you will know there is a problem with excess nutrients – well, pollution – in Britain’s rivers. The vast majority of this is down to agricult

After two years living on a Rival 32 off Shetland, Solene Giraudeau-Potel examines the environmental impact of spending long periods afloat

Last month, the Test Valley borough council voted ...