First-Ever Footage Reveals the Impact of Bottom Trawling on the Ocean Floor

Attenborough film shows seabed ‘devastation’ says MP in bottom trawling ban call

Climate leaders are set to meet in Nice, France, next month. A Labour MP has pressed ministers to say whether they will ban bottom trawling before climate leaders meet in France next month, after Sir David Attenborough warned the fishing practice was among the most “wasteful”. Sir David’s new film Ocean features detailed footage, thought to be the first of its kind, of bottom trawling along the seabed. The camera follows large nets which are dra…

First-Ever Footage Reveals the Impact of Bottom Trawling on the Ocean Floor

For the first time, high-resolution cameras have captured the destructive process of bottom trawling as it unfolds beneath the waves -- revealing environmental damage that has largely remained hidden from public view.

World-First Footage Shows The Devastating Impact Of Trawling As It’s Happening

All we see is boats. Now, you can see what's happening underneath.

Sir David Attenborough’s record-breaking Nature documentary reveals the devastating effects of bottom trawling on our oceans

Bottom trawling is a disaster for fish stocks, but it also releases previously stored carbon back into the atmosphere.

UK against trawling in protected seas in wake of Attenborough film

Bottom trawling uses a weighted, cone-shaped net that is dragged along the sea floor. Image: iStock Poll reveals overwhelming public demand for a ban on destructive bottom trawling in UK marine protected areas, following graphic new footage from Attenborough’s new oceans documentary By Bryony Cottam The new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough has ignited public concern over the destructive practice of bottom trawling within the UK’s marine…

Truly Groundbreaking Footage II

On his 99th birthday, David Attenborough's 'Ocean' highlights 'the most important place on Earth' - and includes never-before-seen footage of bottom trawling and its devastating effects. Bottom-trawling and dredging have remained hidden from view for hundreds of years – until now. The visceral, heart-wrenching footage featured in the clip is the first time the process of bottom trawling has been filmed in such high quality and the immense scale …