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UK fishing licences for bottom-trawling could be unlawful, says Oceana
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The British government’s granting of fishing licences to more than 1,000 UK and EU vessels for 2022, which will permit bottom-trawling and dredging in marine protected areas, could be unlawful unless conditions to safeguard ocean habitats are imposed, the conservation group Oceana says.
In a letter to George Eustice, secretary of state for the environment, parts of which have been seen by the Guardian, the group warned that licences expected to be granted this month could contravene UK law. This includes the habitats directive, aimed at protecting vital marine ecosystems.
Bottom-trawling and dredging, which are highly damaging to the seabed, are still permitted in 97% of marine protected areas (MPAs). Nearly a quarter of the UK’s territorial
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