Rejected petition Stop bottom trawling on our ocean floor and unnecessary over fishing.

Put a stop to the needless scraping of our ocean floors, speeding up climate change and needless death of multiple different eco systems and marine life.

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After watching David Attenborough's documentary Ocean with David Attenborough more has to be done 30% is not enough. Ban bottom trawling.

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Ban Trawling in All Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK waters
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727634

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Date submitted 8 June 2025
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