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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3121

Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill would make it illegal to use bottom trawling fishing nets in Marine Protected Areas around the UK. Bottom trawling damages the sea floor and harms marine life, so this bill aims to protect these designated ocean areas from that damage.

Presented by Chris Grayling.
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading1 Mar 2022
  • 2nd reading6 May 2022
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