Greenpeace | Supertrawlers exposed
A recent Guardian article quoted campaigners saying that so-called supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas in 2019, making “a mockery of the word ‘protected’.” The article was based on data from Greenpeace to show that trawlers over 100 metres spent 2,963 hours – the equivalent of more than 123 days – fishing in UK MPAs in 2019. While banning all supertrawlers full stop would be preferable, Greenpeace have launched a petition calling on the government to ban supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas.
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