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Greenpeace activists block bottom trawling in North Sea protected area
Original: PRESS RELEASE: Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have placed giant boulders to block bottom trawling a
Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have dropped giant boulders across 116 square kilometres of the Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area to physically block bottom trawling vessels. Greenpeace says the action is a direct challenge to the UK government, which it is urging to ban destructive fishing in all designated protected waters.
Why now: The physical obstruction of fishing grounds in a UK marine protected area puts pressure on the government over its failure to enforce protections, drawing attention and debate.
GreenpeaceArctic SunriseSouthern North Sea Marine Protected AreaUK government
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