‘Big day for UK seas’ as bottom trawling ban in four protected areas proposed 
By Karen McVeigh UK Source: the guardian 2/2/2021

Government proposals to ban destructive bottom trawling fishing in the Dogger Bank, announced on Monday, marked a “really big day” for Britain’s seas, conservationists said.

Under proposed bylaws put out for consultation by Britain’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO), bottom trawling, which involves weighted nets being dragged over the sea bed, would be prohibited in the Dogger Bank special conservation area, alongside three other English marine protected areas (MPAs). There are 40 offshore MPAs in England and 76 in the UK.
 

Conservationists said the move to properly protect an area the size of south Wales would help restore and preserve important habitats. The Dogger Bank MPA, which is 12,300 km2, is a vital North Sea breeding ground for commercial species including cod and whiting as well as sand eels, a food source enjoyed by kittiwakes, puffins and porpoises. But they warned that the proposals, put forward under the Fisheries Act, to give proper protection to just four MPAs would only tackle the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of reversing declines in marine wildlife.

Nearly a quarter of UK territorial waters are covered by MPAs, set up to protect vital ecosystems and species, including harbour porpoises and dolphins. This network of parks is a symbol of the government’s “world leading” target to protect 30% of ocean biodiversity by 2030.

 
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