Shipwrecks sanctuary for fish escaping trawlers

Shipwrecks sanctuary for fish escaping trawlers

Source: BBC News

11/23/2023

Fish, corals and other marine species have been using the UK's shipwrecks as a hidden refuge from destructive bottom trawling, researchers have said.

University of Plymouth and Blue Marine Foundation researchers said the sites served as a deterrent to fishers who use bottom towed trawling.

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