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UK Claims 38% of its Seas are Protected. Thousands of Hours of Trawling and Dredging Suggest Otherwise

・The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is running a consultation on banning bottom trawling and dredging in 43 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), covering 30,000 km² of seabed. ・Despite over 38% of UK ...
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Seafloor survey in Cambodia finds simple anti-trawling blocks help seagrass recover

A recent study provides the first large-scale map of Cambodia’s coastal habitats and reports early seagrass recovery near anti-trawling structures in the Kep Marine Fisheries Management Area. Surveys ...