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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ban the use of plastic fishing nets for commercial fishing

Closed 384 signatures

What the petition asks

A survey found that approximately 46% of the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is made up of fishing nets, but we have the ability to change that. There are already other, more sustainable methods of fishing, so why not use them instead of plastic fishing nets?
The Government should ban the use of plastic fishing nets for commercial fishing for ships and waters where the UK has jurisdiction. This could drastically reduce the amount of plastic going into the ocean.

Timeline

9 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 384
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 9 Oct 2020
Closed 9 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.