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Report | March, 2024
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Bottom-trawl Fishing in UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas
The UK’s offshore marine ‘protected’ areas (MPAs) were subjected to over 33,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling in 2023, analysis from Oceana UK shows. This destructive form of fishing effectively bulldozes seafloor habitats and has an extremely high rate of bycatch – indiscriminately scooping up untargeted wildlife.
Despite this, it is permitted in almost all UK MPAs.
Thease areas are designated to protect rare, threatened or important marine habitats and species to ensure healthy seas. Permitting this destructive practice undermines the credibility of those designations and puts ocean health at significant risk.