Published May 2025 | Version v2
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The Trawled Truth

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The UK’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) suffered over 20,000 hours of suspected bottom-trawl fishing in 2024, which would score tracks on the sea bed reaching over eight times around the UK, this Oceana report revealed. Bottom trawling is permitted in 90% of UK MPAs, the report shows.

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