Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:12 am 3 August 2021 -- Thousands of ancient sea corals are destroyed each year according to a new environmental report, released today, highlighting what could be lost if we fail to stop bottom trawling on seamount ecosystems. The case for banning bottom trawling on seamounts has wide support, a 50,000 strong petition delivered to Parliament last year, and is clearly stated in the new report from a wide coalition of organisations (1), who will present it to the Environment Select Committee on Thursday morning (2). The report reveals that 128 new species were discovered on New Zealand’s or Aotearoa’s seamounts in the past three years - all from bycatch from