Bottom trawling and other forms of destructive fishing are permitted in UK waters but conservationists have long been campaigning for a full ban across all marine protected areas. There are 181 MPAs, ...

Bottom trawling involves dragging weighted nets along the sea floor to catch large quantities of commonly eaten fish such as cod, hake, haddock, halibut and sole as well as shrimp. According to a 2021 ...

France’s stance on bottom trawling is also under review. The co-host of UNOC has announced strict protection measures for 4 per cent of its mainland waters (15,000 square kilometres), banning ...

Bottom trawling is one of the most widespread methods of fishing used today; some 25% of the world’s fish is caught using this method. It is highly profitable because of the substantial harvests and ...

Tag: bottom sea trawling. Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:50 UTC Great triumph for David Attenborough and his Ocean film: end of bottom trawling?? At the age of 99, the documentary film-maker David ...

Bottom trawling like 'bulldozing national parks' Helen William. Rebecca Speare-Cole | 9th June 2025. Marine and fisheries stakeholders are being asked to take part in a consultation on the prohibition ...

Bottom trawling is a type of fishing that involves dragging large weighted nets along the seafloor to catch fish. But it also damages the ocean floor, and can hurt other marine life living there.

A ban on bottom trawling in these areas could help conserve valuable and rare marine life, and allow seabeds to recover from damage caused by destructive fishing practices.

Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing practice which involves dragging a net - some so large it could fit a Boeing 747 plane - across the seafloor to catch fish.

The British government said on Monday it planned to extend a ban on bottom trawling to protect marine life amid calls from acclaimed naturalist David Attenborough and Prince William for urgent ...

The proposal would expand the ban on bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 48,000km2 (around 18,500 sq miles) of the UK's offshore areas that are already designated as protected. The plan is subject ...