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These sites, often in existence for over a century, serve as a baseline for ecological potential when trawling pressure is reduced or eliminated.
Trade unions representing a substantial 23,159 families engaged in the fishing industry in the Jaffna district staged a protest in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat. The fisherfolk, whose livelihoods depend on the sea, demanded immediate action to address pressing concerns related to their industry. The protestors demands were threefold:
Demersal trawls generally have higher levels of bycatch and discarding
The prime minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins recently announced a commitment to restrict the practice of bottom trawling from large areas of the Hauraki Gulf.
Birdwatch Ireland and the Our Fish campaign are seeking phasing out of bottom trawling by 2030