Greenpeace activists drop boulders to block industrial trawling in North Sea MPA
Guardian Environment1 min read72 words
Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders in the North Sea to prevent bottom trawling and protect porpoise populations. The action was aimed at snagging the drag nets of industrial trawlers operating in a marine protected area.
The stones were placed by crew aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, creating an underwater barrier around the Southern North Sea marine protected area (MPA). The Southern North Sea MPA is the UK’s most bottom‑trawled protected area.
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