Pioneers for sustainable trawling

摘要

The sky is still black when Tim Maricich eases the Donna Kathleen out of Morro Bay, a fishing town in south-central California. The vessel yaws in the waves, a child's toy in the expansive Pacific Ocean. Wobbly with seasickness, I stumble to the railing and puke. An hour later, Maricich kills the engine and several deckhands manoeuvre a remotely operated vehicle, the Beagle, overboard. It floats briefly, a hulking yellow box, before sinking out of sight. For the rest of the day - all 10-plus hours of it - it will serve as our eyes, relaying images and video of the sea floor below.