End­ing dam­ag­ing fish­ing practices

Open Seas Trust

Scotland’s seas have suf­fered seri­ous harm over the past four decades, since a law ban­ning bot­tom trawl­ing and scal­lop dredg­ing from coastal seas was lift­ed. Scal­lop dredg­ing is the most dam­ag­ing form of fish­ing in the UK, yet it is per­mit­ted through 95% of Scotland’s seas and has caused wide­spread loss of habi­tats. Open Seas are cam­paign­ing to see this impact banned in all but the most resilient areas – using their own field-based research to find places deserv­ing pro­tec­tion and evi­dence harm.

For more information visit: https://www.openseas.org.uk