Bottom trawling dubbed ‘marine deforestation’ as activists push for sweeping ban

Campaigners say governments should ban damaging practices in marine protected areas (National Geographic) -

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 have joined forces to demand an end to destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling, which involves dragging heavy nets across the seabed.