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Greenpeace drops boulders to block North Sea trawling

Original: PRESS RELEASE: Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have placed giant boulders to block bottom trawling a

Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have placed giant boulders across 116 km² of the Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area to physically block bottom trawling. Greenpeace is using the action to pressure the UK government into banning destructive fishing in all marine protected waters, arguing current protections fail to safeguard marine life.

Why now: The direct-action protest in UK waters is drawing attention to ongoing debate over bottom trawling in marine protected areas.

GreenpeaceArctic SunriseSouthern North Sea Marine Protected AreaUK government

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• PRESS RELEASE: Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have placed giant boulders to block bottom trawling across 116 km² of the Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area. The UK government must ban destructive fishing in ALL protected waters. # ProtectTheOceans #… · greenpeace · 300

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