Consultation to consider extending ban on destructive bottom trawling fishing - Governments, business leaders, scientists and campaigners are gathering for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice on ...

CAMPAIGNERS accused Scottish ministers today of continuing to allow “destructive” fishing practices in protected areas. The Open Seas charity, in collaboration with Greenpeace, published a survey of ...

Will McCallum, co-executive director of Greenpeace UK, said: “The lessons learnt in Scotland must be applied in all UK waters – allowing destructive industrial fishing practices like bottom ...

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. It could lead to healthier ...

Much of the archipelago’s undersea splendor is protected, but some areas are being stressed by climate change and harmed by destructive fishing practices. Tourists swim with whale sharks near ...

A special awareness program aimed at educating the fishing community on the detrimental impacts of illegal fishing was held at the ...

A ban on bottom trawling in these areas would help conserve valuable and rare marine life, and allow sea-beds to recover from damage caused by destructive fishing practices. Such regeneration will ...

Marine campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of continuing to allow “destructive” fishing practices to be carried out in protected areas – claiming this not only breaches international ...