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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—dragging massive, weighted nets across the seafloor—is destroying Alaska’s rich marine ecosystems. Each year, trillions of marine animals—whales, dolphins, turtles, seals, and countless fish—are killed as “bycatch” and discarded. This destructive fishing method not only kills non-target species but also tears up fragile seafloor habitats and worsens the climate crisis. Yet federal regulators still rely on outdated science and reject urgent conservation measures, even as fish popu

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