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Today, on World Fisheries Day, a coalition of ocean advocacy NGOs gathered outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in London to deliver a petition signed by almost 200,000 people from across Europe.
The petition calls for an immediate ban on bottom trawling within the UK’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect these vital ecosystems from harm.
“Bottom trawling indiscriminately ploughs through precious habitats. This destructive practice is allowed in the vast majority of so-called marine protected areas in the UK. Blue Marine has been working to end bottom trawling in MPAs since 2010. Banning bottom trawling from MPAs supports the recovery of habitats, fish stocks and low-impact fisheries.”-Clare Brook, Blue Marine Foundation CEO.
Read the full article here.
