"Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling."
"LONDON - A new film, "Ocean," by naturalist David Attenborough features never-before-seen footage of bottom trawling - a fishing practice criticised as destructive and wasteful in which heavy nets are dragged across the seabed.
The film was released ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference starting on June 9 in Nice, France, where scientists and conservationists warn that governments must accelerate efforts to fulfil their marine protection promises.
Countries have committed to protecting 30% of seas by 2030, but currently only 8% of the ocean is in designated protected areas, according to a database called the Marine Protection Atlas.
Some marine-protected areas (MPAs) still allow fishing practices like bottom trawling."
Beatrice Tridimas reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation June 6, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
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"Campaigners Hail Plan To Ban Bottom Trawling In Half Of England’s Protected Seas" (Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/08/campaigners-hail-pla...
"Europe's Troubled Waters: Does EU Ocean Pact Meet The Challenge?" (France 24)
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