Tell George Eustice: ban destructive fishing from protected waters

Breaking: activists have stopped a supertrawler fishing in Central Fladen - a Marine Protected Area off the coast of Scotland. The industrial fishing vessel pulled up its nets as climbers installed a banner with a clear message on it: ban supertrawlers now

The government claims it's an ocean protector, but continues to allow destructive fishing in areas designed to protect important marine habitats and species. Our investigation exposed supertrawlers have fished in UK Marine Protected Areas for a total of 5590 hours this year - the equivalent of 7 months.

It’s time for Environment Secretary George Eustice to do his duty and properly protect these ecologically important areas by banning all destructive industrial fishing in them.

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Tell George Eustice: ban destructive fishing from protected waters

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Over 240,000 people across the country want #destructivefishing banned from UK Marine Protected Areas. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK can you act like the ocean protectors you claim to be and ban destructive fishing?

Celebrities, scientists and over 80 MPs from across the political spectrum have signed an open letter calling for a ban on #destructivefishing in UK Marine Protected Areas. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK will you listen to them?

Supertrawlers have fished in UK Marine Protected Areas for equivalent to 7 months this year - yet the government claims to be ocean protectors. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK will you protect the UK’s vulnerable marine life and ban #destructivefishing from protected waters?

Greenpeace activists have stopped a supertrawler from fishing in a UK Marine Protected Area, because the government is failing to. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK must act like the ocean protectors they claim to be and ban #destructivefishing from ‘protected’ areas!

People across the country and across the political spectrum want #destructivefishing like supertrawlers banned from UK Marine Protected Areas. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK will you listen to the people and ban them?

UK Marine Protected Areas are vital to the health of our marine life and for coastal communities’ livelihoods. #GeorgeEustice and @DefraGovUK will you ban #destructivefishing from UK protected waters?