The #Natura2000 site of Canal de Menorca was created 7 years ago, and still has no management plan In 2020, 16 bottom trawlers were detected fishing for 5.5K hours inside it One of many 🇪🇸 #paperparks where destructive fishing happens freely Luis Planas Puchades #BanBottomTrawling

#SSFSummit For Sustainable #SSF "Let's protect our oceans and ensure the future of small-scale fisheries with sustainable practices", gaoussou gueye. Let's act now! #fishing #COFI36 Fisheries & Aquaculture

NEW: A bill to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas has been successful in the Lords Private Members Bill ballot 🚫 Last year, UK offshore MPAs underwent +33,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling. It's not good enough! We must get this vital bill passed into law NOW 🌊

Thought it couldn't get worse for UK #bottomtrawled scampi? 🦐 The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has uncovered widespread human trafficking and forced labour in the UK's #scampi feet ⛓️ Sick of the ecological destruction, emissions and social impacts of this harmful fishery? Take action 👇

Are there any other methods that use chains, cables heavy steel doors, beams and rollers just to catch fish? 🤔 Bottom trawling is the epitome of high-impact fishing 🚢

‼️BREAKING‼️… Investigation finds public funds awarded by Scottish Ministers were used for illegal fishing. This is a crucial test of the Scottish Government’s commitment to world-leading fisheries management. Govt risks breaching new #WTO rules to end harmful fishing

🐟Blue Marine Foundation are calling on the UK Gov to #SeasTheDay and protect the ocean: 1⃣ Ban bottom trawling in MPAs 2⃣ End overfishing 3⃣ Reform quota allocation to #MakeFishingFair Reshare & contact your MP today!👇bluemarinefoundation.com/campaign/seast…

⚠️If Scottish Government doesn’t recover >£180k given to a #bottomtrawler caught illegally dumping fish, it risks breaching #WTO rules on harmful fishing subsidies. We must reallocate subsidies to support sustainable practices & #MakeFishingFair 👇 bit.ly/3Ysdny2

🆘 A new study shows that over 42,600 seabirds are killed annually in just 25 #bottomtrawl fisheries! That's roughly one seabird killed every 12 minutes ⏲️ This is on top of the 4.2 million tonnes of marine life discarded by bottom trawlers each year ☠️ bas.ac.uk/media-post/sea…

Today is the 10 year anniversary of Scotland's #MPA network. Don't believe hype from Scottish Government or Mike Finley 37% protection on paper, not in reality. Small Isles MPA, is regularly - legally - dredged for scallops (below). Our seabed is our greatest carbon sink, inaction is bonkers.

⚠ It's been a decade since Scotland's MPAs were designated, yet many remain unprotected from #bottomtrawling and #dredging. We've joined Open Seas, and others, to urge Scot Gov Marine to take immediate action. #decadeofdelay #PushfortheP Read the full story 👇

🆘 The over-exploitation of fisheries resources in Africa is not just an ecological crisis, it is a direct threat to the food security of millions of people. Ndiaga Gueye Nicole Franz FAO West Africa Manuel Barange gaoussou gueye FAO Director-General QU Dongyu FAO in Ghana

Another week - another story about illegal the scallop dredge industry People eating scallops pay premium prices for what they are told is a premium product. They don't expect seabed destruction, illegality and slavery... 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition member Sole Of Discretion is making waves with the Plymouth Fish Finger project, alongside Plymouth Fishing & Seafood Association & Dr Clare Pettinger🎣 The initiative provides sustainable seafood to children & communities, using locally caught species often overlooked👇 theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Scottish Ministers continue to prop up scallop dredge businesses who exploit both workers and our seabed - a couple of years ago the Scottish Government gave this business at least £40k of public cash. As a country, we should be investing in sustainable, lower-impact fishing

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Protecting Scotland's MPAs from damaging fishing is the bare minimum they deserve. For Scottish Government to achieve its mission of a healthy, productive and diverse seas bottom trawling must be banned in all offshore MPAs. Read more in The National 👇 thenational.scot/news/24528885.…

This is a great start, though these same measures are urgently needed for our inshore #MPAs to safeguard vital fish nursery habitats and the sustainable fisheries that rely on them #InshoreLimit Scottish Government

Exciting news! 🥳 Follow Canoe & Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG) to learn more about the Fishers' Rights Project, which aims to tackle destructive #bottomtrawling and restore thriving #fisheries by securing small-scale fishers' rights ✊ Read about the project here transformbottomtrawling.org/grantee/the-ca…

Members of the NEC of CaFGOAG at a coordination meeting to align timelines and activities, and to clarify roles and responsibilities relating to the Fishers' Rights Project, being implemented by CaFGOAG with support from Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition #Ghana #SSF #HumanRights