Sunday 10 March 2019

UK: Protecting Our Coastal Waters and Marine Habitats (BBC Countryfile); Trawling for Scallops, Destroying the Sea-Bed



Tom Heap looks at whether enough is being done to protect our coastal waters.


From 13.15 point - Bottom-trawlers and dredgers searching for scallops, plundering, scraping and destroying the seabed; un-policed 'protected' zones (MPAs) and marine habitats.


See also: Open Seas - What price will you pay for shellfish?


Man fined £5,000 for 'damaging fishing activities' in protected Lyme Bay, Dorset Echo

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