bottom trawling

Oceana report warns failure to impose ban on bottom trawling in protected areas poses severe threat to dolphins, porpoises, whales, and seabirds

New study claims net costs to society from destructive fishing practice are 90 times greater than the €180m in annual profits generated for the industry

Analysis from Greenpeace warns Marine Protected Areas are 'little more than lines on a map' as destructive fishing practices continue largely uninhibited

Defra is widening protections from destructive fishing practices in UK seas, but has confirmed it is not planning 'to introduce whole-site bans on bottom towed fishing gear in MPAs'

Nations vow to ramp up ocean protection efforts in France, but green groups warn 'a lot of unfinished business' remains

An additional 30,000 square kilometres of UK waters could be protected from bottom trawling under new proposals from Defra

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

First of their kind studies warn vast amounts of CO2 stored in UK seabed habitats are at risk of being disturbed by bottom trawler fishing and offshore development

A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

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