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Seabed damage caused by dredging for scallops in Scotland. Credit: Howard Wood/COAST
Report highlights urgent need to end bottom trawling
December 10, 2021

The recent explosion of public interest in marine fisheries—driven in large part by the controversial success of Seaspiracy—has put the fishing industry firmly in the global spotlight, but has also highlighted how complex and easily misunderstood this sector is.

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Kirakira Beach at Sunset, Makira Island. Credit - RH D 22, CC BY-SA 3.0
Protecting the marine ecosystem in Solomon Islands
August 13, 2021

The overharvesting of marine resources is posing a great threat to communities in Solomon Islands today and, in recent decades, resultant shortages of fish have rapidly changed methods of fishing in the country’s waters.

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NZ trawlers fishing for orange roughy (pictured) off the Tasmanian coast have sparked ire from Aussies. (File photo)
'We're the bad guys': Conservationists want NZ deep sea trawlers gone from Australia
July 2, 2021

Conservationists are calling out New Zealand's bottom trawling fleet for operating the “most destructive fishery” in Australia as Kiwi vessels trawl for orange roughy off the Tasmanian coast.

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Beam trawlers’ heavy chains are dragged along the seabed, releasing carbon into the seawater. Photograph: aphperspective/Alamy
Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds
March 19, 2021

Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation industry, according to a groundbreaking study.

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Sealord's Ocean Dawn fishing trawler Source: Sealord
Sealord ordered to forfeit $24 million vessel for bottom trawling in protected area
July 30, 2020

Sealord has today been ordered to forfeit a $24 million fishing vessel for bottom trawling in a protected area. The company was also ordered to pay a $24,000 fine in Nelson District Court for trawling in a Benthic Protected Area.

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