Bottom trawling, which destroys reefs, seagrass and marine life, remains legal in all Cornish MPAs in the consultation despite bans elsewhere in the UK.
Iconic fish stocks are collapsing: cod in the Celtic Sea is down 98 per cent since 2012 and mackerel is down 78 percent over the last decade.
A new Cornwall-wide poll commissioned by ocean conservation charity, Blue Marine Foundation, overwhelming public demand for stronger protections of local seas, with more than 84 per cent of residents calling a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs) and 87 per cent warning that seabed habitats and fish stocks are at risk without action.
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