'Why the delay?': MPs urge government to ban bottom trawling in protected UK waters

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Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee echoes calls from The Wildlife Trusts and Greenpeace for a ban on destructive activities in the UK's Marine Protected Areas

The government is facing fresh calls from MPs and nature charities for a full ban on environmentally-damaging activities such as bottom trawler fishing, dredging, and mining in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)....

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