This bill requires the government to ban bottom trawling (dragging heavy nets across the seabed) in marine protected areas, with limited exceptions for small-scale fishing. It affects commercial fishing fleets and marine conservation.
A Bill to regulate and limit the practice of bottom trawling in marine protected areas, and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Introduced: 2022-06-16