Greenpeace drops boulders in North Sea to block bottom trawlers
Greenpeace activists dropped large rocks into a North Sea marine protected area to snag the nets of bottom-trawling fishing vessels.
Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders into the North Sea to form an underwater barrier against bottom trawling, The Guardian and BBC News report.
The Guardian says activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise placed the stones around the Southern North Sea marine protected area. It describes the site as the UK's most bottom-trawled marine protected area. The boulders are meant to snag the dragnets of industrial trawlers.
The BBC reports that Greenpeace dropped nine large rocks. The Guardian says the action aims to stop bottom trawling in the protected area and to help conserve porpoise populations.
The reports do not say how the fishing industry or authorities have responded.
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- The GuardianGreenpeace activists create ‘boulder barrier’ in North Sea to deter industrial fishingMon, Nov 2, 8:10 AM EST
- BBC NewsBoulders dropped off coast to disrupt deep fishingTue, Nov 3, 12:44 AM EST
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