The marine sediments that bottom trawlers stir up like underwater rototillers are the largest storehouse of carbon on the planet. Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

The world’s oceans are massive and critical carbon sinks that absorb roughly one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions humans generate by burning fossil fuels and reshaping Earth’s landscape. New ...

Trawling of the ocean floor by fishing fleets releases roughly the same amount of carbon emissions into the water as aviation puts into the atmosphere each year, researchers said on Wednesday, calling ...