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More than 5K Alaskans tell Rep. Begich to ban bottom trawling. Alaskans delivered to Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, a letter signed by more than 5,000 state residents urging him to work […]
Alaskans to Rep. Begich: banning bottom trawling should be a top priority. In a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when […]
‘The Great Trawl Case’: BLOOM launches legal action against the French state to end the ecological damage caused by bottom trawling in metropolitan waters. As marine ecosystems continue to be destroyed […]
UN Ocean Conference shines a light on the deep sea. Now, time for action. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded on Friday in Nice, France, with the deep sea placed […]
Alaskan frustrations mount as NPFMC Council discards concerns raised and continues pro-trawl policies at meeting held in Oregon. A headline in Under Current News published June 9th read: “North Pacific Council Bucks Critics, Preserves […]
Proposed ban on trawling in English MPAs: Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “It is extremely disappointing that the UK Government seems […]
EBFA welcomes Commissioner Kadis’ sensitive approach on bottom trawling. Coexistence of protected areas and bottom trawling should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and not based on general assumptions. The European […]
Bottom contact fishing activities persist on vulnerable ecosystems of the deep despite EU closures, new study finds. In 2016 the EU adopted the Deep-Sea Access Regulation*, and upon entry into […]
Deeper commitments needed to safeguard the ocean’s depths. As the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) comes to a close, the […]
NGOs continue fight against bottom trawling in MPAs with lawsuit in Spain. Environmental NGOs Oceana and ClientEarth are filing legal action against the Spanish government after it was found that […]
Additional protection for Isle of Man fishing grounds Three important fishing sites in Isle of Man owned waters are to receive enhanced protection under new measures announced by the Department […]
Just 10 fishing vessels responsible for a quarter of harmful suspected bottom trawling in UK offshore marine protected areas. New analysis reveals that the UK’s vulnerable marine habitats were subjected to […]
New Zealand threatens to undermine global biodiversity commitments. Government U-turn on protection of vulnerable ocean life. New Zealand looks set to abandon a proposal to improve ocean protection in the […]
Legal challenge in Scotland on scallop dredging and bottom-trawling. The Scottish Government’s current approach to licensing of scallop dredging and bottom-trawling has been ruled “unlawful,” says environmental NGO, Open Seas. […]
Protection for three Icelandic seabed areas. Iceland’s Minister of Food Svandís Svavarsdóttir has confirmed a regulation on protection measures for vulnerable marine areas and bottom ecosystems. The regulation defines three new […]
How can weak EU marine action plans jump chasm from rhetoric to real change? Responding to the European Commission’s publication today of a package of EU Action Plans aimed at addressing the […]
NEW DATA REVEALS BOTTOM TRAWLING IN PROTECTED AREAS GREATER TRANSPARENCY NEEDED TO STOP ILLEGAL FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Members of the Med Sea Alliance, a diverse coalition of NGOs, today […]
EBFA meets Commissioner Sinkevičius to outline the sector’s concerns regarding the area closures. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA), which represents more than 20,000 fishermen and 7,000 European vessels, met […]
New research on UK seabed carbon stores. Researchers from the University of St Andrews have collaborated with Scottish Government scientists to develop a new predictive approach that will help assess how […]
Bottom trawling in the Med supported by ‘generous handouts’. A NEW STUDY by the ENT Foundation and MedReAct on the trawling sector in the Western Mediterranean has revealed that bottom […]
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