Using heavy nets to scrape the ocean floor, bottom trawling is described as being "destructive for both ocean life and the climate," destroying an area of the ocean floor nearly as large as the Amazon rainforest every year. Despite its effects on marine organisms and the environment, the practice still provides over a quarter of fishery catches around the world. Learn more: https://on.natgeo.com/44fuiFj Ocean with David Attenborough is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic

Bottom trawling has long been wreaking havoc in our oceans. Not only does it severely destroy seafloor habitats and catch anything it comes into contact with, but it also causes conflicts among fisherfolk. Watch this video to learn more about how you can help #BanBottomTrawl. | Oceana Philippines

Bottom trawling is devastating for ocean ecosystems 😢 Join the call to ban this harmful fishing practice. Protect ocean life. | Greenpeace Aotearoa

Images of disappearing fish and corals projected onto a downtown Auckland silo show the destruction caused by bottom trawling. Greenpeace is highlighting NZ's backward position on bottom trawling as SPRFMO - the international body that governs fisheries on the South Pacific high seas meets to discuss fisheries science. It comes as new research shows orange roughy, a deep sea fish targeted by the NZ fishing industry, are in serious decline. Recent survey data indicates the population could be dow