Greenpeace builds an underwater 'boulder barrier' to stop damaging fishing in a protected area of the English Channel

The environmental group says bottom trawling, in which heavy weighted nets are dragged over the seabed to catch fish, is ploughing up the sensitive seabed habitat for which the area is protected. Pictured, boulder dropped from Esperanza on Tuesday. Credit - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
March 4, 2021
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Greenpeace activists have built a new underwater 'boulder barrier' in a protected area of the English Channel to stop a hugely harmful fishing practice. In total 18 boulders, each weighing about three tonnes and carrying the name of a celebrity endorser, were dropped this week from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Offshore Brighton marine protected area (MPA). 

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marine protected areas
advocacy; awareness
united kingdom