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Make bottom trawling illegal in UK waters

Closed 223 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to pass a law that makes Bottom Trawling illegal in UK waters.
The UK allows nearly 95% of so called "marine protected areas" to be bottom trawled. Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive ways to fish. It can rip up anything and everything from the bottom of ocean turning it into a barren wasteland, while unnecessary finds are discarded back into the ocean. When nets (which can fit whole cathedrals in) are left in the sea as waste, they can kill and strangle millions of sea mammals. I want the UK to ban bottom trawling. There are other methods to fish!

Timeline

4 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
4 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 223
Status Closed
Opened 4 Nov 2021
Closed 4 May 2022

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