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Will Durrant

Attenborough film shows seabed ‘devastation’ says MP in bottom trawling ban call

The King (right) meets David Attenborough as he attends the premiere of Ocean with David Attenborough (Alistair Grant/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Labour MP has pressed ministers to say whether they will ban bottom trawling before climate leaders meet in France next month, after Sir David Attenborough warned the fishing practice was among the most “wasteful”.

Sir David’s new film Ocean features detailed footage, thought to be the first of its kind, of bottom trawling along the seabed.

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