Study: UK bottom trawling fishing ban could unlock £3bn economic boost

Cecilia Keating
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Findings come from cost-benefit analysis of banning destructive industrial fishing practices in marine protected areas carried out by the Marine Conservation Society

Banning bottom trawling fishing practices in marine protected areas (MPAs) could deliver billions of pounds in net benefits for the UK economy, a new study has claimed. Fresh research published yesterday...

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