Oceana: UK MPAs subjected to 33,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling in 2023
With new analysis of satellite data from non-profit Global Fishing Watch (GFW) finding that over 100,000 hours of apparent industrial fishing took place within the United Kingdom’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in 2023, oceans campaign group Oceana UK is calling for “decisive political action on destructive fishing”.
With new analysis of satellite data from non-profit Global Fishing Watch (GFW) finding that over 100,000 hours of apparent industrial fishing took place within the United Kingdom’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in 2023, oceans campaign group Oceana UK is calling for “decisive political action on destructive fishing”.
