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Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds
Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed. View on euronews ...
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Sri Lanka President speaks about illegal fishing by Indian boats in North
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake spoke about illegal fishing by Indian boats in the island nation’s ...
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Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
India must ban bottom-trawling to resolve fisheries conflict, Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties tell PM Modi
Sri Lankan Tamil leaders urge India to ban bottom trawling to resolve fisheries conflict, impacting fishermen and marine ...
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New Fisheries Report Proves Bottom Trawling Kills Hector’s Dolphins
The Annual Plan shows that in particular, twelve of the fifteen Hector’s dolphin deaths in the 2023-4 reporting period were killed by the controversial method of bottom trawling. All deaths were ...
New Fisheries Report Proves Bottom Trawling Kills Hector’s Dolphins
On at least four occasions, the same fishing boats killed Hector’s dolphins then went out and killed more. Despite the ...
Opinion
Talkback: Getting to the bottom of the fish crisis
The government says it wants to tackle the pressing issue of rapidly declining fish populations so that it can rejuvenate the local fishing industry and make it sustainable. Dr Andy Cornish, Director ...
Lancashire Telegraph24d
Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban
Bottom trawling is causing deforestation on the seabed, campaigners have warned as they push for widespread bans on the fishing method across the UK and Europe. Several leading ocean organisations ...