Supertrawlers 'making a mockery' of UK's protected seas

Vast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making "a mockery of the word 'protected'," according to campaigners.Supertrawlers are those over 100 metres in length and can catch hundreds of tonnes of fish every day, using nets up to a mile long. A Greenpeace investigation revealed that the 25 supertrawlers included the four biggest in the world and fished in 39 different marine protected areas (MPAs). Continue reading...