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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition BAN SUPER TRAWLERS FROM BRITISH WATERS

WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO BAN SUPER TRAWLERS FROM PLUNDERING OUR WATERS AND KILLING OUR SEALIFE WITH THEIR OVERSIZED NETS CATCHING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN THEIR PATH

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Supertrawlers the length of 14 fishing boats spent almost 3,000 hours touring protected waters around the British coast in 2019, scooping up thousands of tons of fish from sites designed to preserve marine wildlife.
They are making a mockery of UK protected seas

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Ban Supertrawlers from UK waters after leaving the EUs Common Fisheries Policy
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550730

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