Sweden Announces Landmark Ban on Bottom Trawling
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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”
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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
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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
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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
![MPAs will protect BC against bottom trawling](https://strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bc-trawlers.jpg)
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?
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Bottom trawling involves dragging massive nets across the ocean floor with no regard for the significant damage that is caused.