“Bottom trawling and scallop dredging are the most damaging forms of fishing,” said Jonny Hughes, senior policy manager at the Blue Marine Foundation thinktank and charity. “They devastate the seabed and have amongst the highest rates of bycatch of any fishing method – most of this is simply thrown away. It is absurd and misleading to call any part of the ocean that allows these activities protected.” Campaigners have been calling for years for a ban, but public outcry has intensified since a film by Sir David Attenborough was released last month, to coincide with his 99th birthday.
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