Scotland Launches Consultation on Banning Trawlers in Marine Protected Areas
Scotland has launched talks on restricting or banning trawlers in 20 Marine Protected Areas off its coast, joining a growing list of countries that are working to protect their seabed from bottom trawling. If the Scottish ban proceeds it would boost protections in its existing MPA network. Scotland says its MPAs now protect 37% of […]
Sweden Announces Landmark Ban on Bottom Trawling
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that the ban on bottom trawling will apply to country’s marine protected areas (MPAs) and all territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles).
France’s Protest Over UK Bottom-Trawling Ban is Being Labelled “Hypocrisy”
France has raised objections to a new UK regulation banning bottom trawling in certain territorial waters, sparking a controversy that has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from environmentalists. The UK implemented this prohibition last month, targeting 13 marine protected areas which cover a total of 4,000 square kilometers. This measure, which affects both British and EU […]
Study Raises Alarm on Carbon Emissions from Bottom Trawling in Oceans
Did you know that bottom trawling can result in as many carbon emissions as the aviation industry per year?
BC Option A Trawlers Threw Out Over 20,000 Chinook As Bycatch Waste in 2023
BC trawlers caught and discarded over 28,000 salmon in the 2022-2023 season, almost 93% (26,000) of them being Chinook salmon.
BC Trawlers Caught and Discarded Over 28,000 Salmon As Bycatch in 2023
BC trawlers caught and discarded over 28,000 salmon in the 2022-2023 season, almost 93% (26,000) of them being Chinook salmon.
What is Bottom Trawling?
Bottom trawling involves dragging massive nets across the ocean floor with no regard for the significant damage that is caused.