Bottom trawling 'like ripping up an orchard to pick an apple'. Destructive bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets and metal work across our seabed and destroying fragile ecosystems. A Labour MP ...

A Labour MP has called for a blanket ban on “bottom trawling” of seabeds in marine protected areas (MPAs), which she said destroys fragile ecosystems and habitats. Katie White compared bottom ...

Katie White compared bottom trawling, which is the act of dragging heavy nets across the seabed, with ‘ripping up an orchard to pick an apple’. A Labour MP has called for a blanket ban on ...

Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets along the seabed. Previous research has shown that not only does this fishing practice damage marine habitats, it’s also a leading contributor of CO2 ...

Katie White compared bottom trawling, which is the act of dragging heavy nets across the seabed, with “ripping up an orchard to pick an apple”. One or two trawls can decimate an area for up to five ...