A new #GreenpeaceUK investigation exposed a brutal reality: since #Brexit, giant #SuperTrawlers have spent 37,000 hours fishing inside the #UK ’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). That’s the equivalent of 4 years and 3 months killing every single hour a day. Destroying #habitats and wiping out #fish populations, all while the UK government does nothing to stop them.
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All the #SuperTrawlers were operating legally despite the #UKgovernment having the power to ban them from fishing in its waters since leaving the #EU.
🔴 Most of the vessels are foreign-owned.
🔴 Most of their catch isn’t even sold in the UK.
🔴 The government promised to protect 30% of UK waters by 2030, yet #MPAs remain unprotected.
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If these areas are truly “protected,” why are #IndustrialFleets allowed to plunder them? It’s time to ban supertrawlers from MPAs and hold governments accountable.
📹 images by #Greenpeace
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#seaspiracy #overfishing #fishing #ocean #marinelife #conservation #oceanconservation #fishingindustry #oceans #seafood #fisheries #savetheocean #marineconservation #sea #wildlife #environment #saveouroceans #oceanlife #commercialfishing #seafoodindustry #uk #brexit
#Supertrawlers spent 7,380 hours fishing in #UK #MarineProtectedAreas each year since #Brexit
by Alexandra Sedgwick | March 11, 2025
An investigation by #GreenpeaceUK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious #MarineHabitats and #FishPopulations, despite the UK government having had the powers to stop them since Brexit and committing to protect at least 30% of #UKWaters by 2030.
An investigation by Greenpeace UK reveals today that giant supertrawlers relentlessly continue to catch fish in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas, damaging precious marine habitats and fish populations, despite the UK government having had the powers to stop them since Brexit and committing to protect at least 30% of UK waters by 2030. Investigators found […]
@capnthommo that's a good question. In the greenpeace report 5 main supertrawlers are mentioned:
"The five supertrawlers that investigators identified as having spent the most time fishing in UK offshore MPAs between 2020 and 2025 were Willem van der Zwan (flagged to Netherlands), Margiris (Lithuania), Helen Mary (Germany), Sch 81 Carolien (Netherlands) and Afrika (Netherlands).[2] The Margiris (143m) and Willem van der Zwan (142.5m) are two of the biggest supertrawlers on Earth."
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