Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife – The Conversation
In a new article for The Conversation, Sarah Foster and Amanda Vincent share new research showing that nearly 3,000 fish species have been documented in bottom trawl catches – with modelled estimates suggesting the true number could be far higher. https://theconversation.com/bottom-trawling-is-scraping-oceans-of-wildlife-255728 #EndBottomTrawling #ProjectSeahorse… Read more
The True Cost of Bottom Trawling in Europe: €16 Billion a Year
New peer-reviewed research estimates that bottom trawling in Europe’s waters costs society up to €16 billion annually, largely due to climate impacts and harmful subsidies, compounded by waste through discards and intensive fuel use. These findings make clear that bottom trawling carries enormous economic and public interest costs.… Read more
Europe’s Trawlers Extract a Huge ‘Cost to Society’ in Bycatch and Carbon Dioxide
Sturgeon, J. (April 27, 2026) Europe’s Trawlers Extract a Huge ‘Cost to Society’ in Bycatch and Carbon Dioxide. Inside Climate News (Article) https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042026/europe-bottom-trawlers-ocean-emissions/
Bottom trawlers drag giant nets across the ocean floor, releasing stored CO2 and killing up to 75 percent of the marine life unintentionally caught up in the process. … Read more
Indonesian team visits Vancouver
After more than a year of mostly remote collaboration, it was time to get in the same room.
Project Seahorse recently hosted our Indonesian Field Lead, Muthya Farah, and our collaborator at Indonesia’s Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN), Masayu Rahmia, for a focused two-week visit at the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. Together with Jana McPherson, they worked on extracting critical insights on Indonesia’s seahorse fisheries and trade from field survey data collected over the past year.… Read more
Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
Dasgupta, S. (April 22, 2026) Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones. Mongabay (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/study-finds-bottom-trawling-nets-3000-marine-fish-species-including-threatened-ones/… Read more
Help search for “missing” seahorses this Citizen Science Month and beyond
Every year, thousands of seahorse sightings are shared through our citizen science platform, iSeahorse, by divers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts around the world. These observations help scientists understand where seahorses live, which habitats they prefer, and what threats they face. But for 11 known species, we are still in the dark. These are seahorses we …
Bottom sea trawlers snaring many endangered species: UBC study
Crawford, T. (April 10, 2026) Bottom sea trawlers snaring many endangered species: UBC study. Vancouver Sun (Article) https://vancouversun.com/news/bottom-sea-trawlers-snaring-endangered-species-ubc… Read more
World-first study exposes the breadth of bottom trawling’s catch
Hutchins, R. (April 09, 2026) World-first study exposes the breadth of bottom trawling’s catch. Oceanographic (Article) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/world-first-study-exposes-the-breadth-of-bottom-trawlings-catch/… Read more
Project Seahorse Contributes to Landmark Report on Bottom Trawling and Food Security
As a member of the Transform Bottom Trawling (TBT) research coordination team, Project Seahorse is pleased to have contributed to a newly launched report challenging one of the most persistent myths in fisheries policy: that industrial bottom trawling is essential to feeding a growing global population.… Read more
January 2026 – Newsletter
Project Seahorse sends out the occasional newsletter. Link to the January 2026 newsletter.… Read more