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Sir David Attenborough’s new film Ocean reveals the shocking damage caused by bottom trawling — a fishing method that drags heavy chains across the seabed, destroying habitats, killing marine life, and releasing carbon. Shockingly, this happens even in Marine Protected Areas, right here in Devon.

Over 75% of what’s caught is then thrown away. But it doesn’t have to be this way. We’re calling for a ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas, so that these areas act as safe havens for marine life.

The ocean can’t fight back. But we can.

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