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What’s bottom trawling, the new flashpoint between India-Sri Lanka, and why it’s still rampant in India
“Bottom trawling disrupts the seabed ... The extra species that get caught in the nets are known as bycatch and are either thrown back into the ocean or used to make fertiliser or fish meal.
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Bottom trawling nets devastate marine habitats, organization warns
OceanCare is campaigning to reduce bottom trawling and supports the EU's plan ... frequently become entangled in these nets, ...
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Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Managers launched a formal evaluation of new measures to reduce the number of Western Alaska chum salmon caught in pollock ...
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NGOs and fishermen call for urgent action to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas
Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets along the seabed. Previous research has shown that not only does this fishing practice damage marine habitats, it’s also a leading contributor of CO2 ...