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Benthic trawling is "a fishing method that involves dragging trawl nets along the sea floor. The fishing method is a highly non-selective one and comes with a large amount of bycatch and destruction in the trawled path."
Destructive trawls and dredges used for commercial fishing have "destroyed and continue to destroy entire seafloor environments necessary to conserve, protect and restore healthy oceans and healthy fish populations." Greenpeace explains that bottom trawlers "will destroy deep sea species, before we have even discovered much of what is out there. Think of it as driving a huge bulldozer through an unexplored, lush and richly populated forest and being left with a flat, featureless desert."
Take a look for yourself at the devastating impact of bottom trawling and decide for yourself if you want this practice to end.
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