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The NGO coalition that delivered a petition to Defra last week explains why its mission is to transform – as opposed to stop – bottom
On the 12th of October, Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition representatives attended the launch event for the Environmental Justice Foundation’s new investigative report into the environmental
Appeal to decision-makers to address destructive practice of bottom trawling. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and destructive fishing are problems in Africa that need
Blue Ventures co-founded the Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition in 2021 to develop practical and equitable solutions for a just transition away from industrial bottom trawling
The destructive fishing practice destroys underwater ecosystems, kills marine life and kicks up soils needed to store carbon dioxide.
Thailand announced a moratorium on new licences for vessels that engage in one of the most destructive fishing practices on 1 July. The country revealed
Bottom trawling is often singled out by scientists and activists as one of the world’s most destructive fishing techniques. It’s prevalent in European waters. Nothing
Royal Thai Government announces moratorium on new commercial fishing licences for bottom trawlers Blue Ventures and the Environmental Justice Foundation welcome the Royal Thai
The TBT Coalition is hosting an official UNOC side event and a ‘meet and greet’ for coalition members in Lisbon The Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition
Government and fisher representatives discuss how excluding destructive industrial fishing from coastal areas reduces hunger and poverty. A Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition side-event at the
In a new report “Bottom Trawling: New perspectives on an old fishing practice”, TBT Coalition members FFI and Blue Ventures joins a collaboration of world-leading
A giant colourful pop-up book depicting the devastation caused by destructive bottom trawling – and how the marine environment thrives in its absence – was
Steve Trent, Founder and CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), calls on the EU to introduce stronger restrictions on bottom trawling, particularly in marine
The British government’s granting of fishing licences to more than 1,000 UK and EU vessels for 2022, which will permit bottom-trawling and dredging in marine
Dr Amanda Vincent, a professor at the Institute of Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia, in Canada and founder of Project Seahorse
In a new report “Bottom Trawling: New perspectives on an old fishing practice”, TBT Coalition members FFI and Blue Ventures joins a collaboration of world-leading
In a new report “Bottom Trawling: New perspectives on an old fishing practice”, TBT Coaltion members FFI and Blue Ventures joins a collaboration of world-leading
In a series of videos produced by the TBT Coalition, artisanal fishers in Liberia share their perspectives on the impacts of bottom trawling on their
The TBT Coaltion’s panel event at COP26 brought together perspectives from Belize, Senegal, the EU and Scotland to explore “Bottom trawling and a zero carbon
Reducing the carbon footprint of bottom trawling requires bold action from governments, and collaboration between fishers and environmentalists, writes Dr Steve Rocliffe, senior technical adviser
Ahead of the crunch climate summit in Glasgow, the TBT Coalition produced a new report showing that the way the UK catches half its seafood
The Transform Bottom Trawling (TBT) Coalition is working for a world where destructive bottom trawling is removed from coastal waters. These waters are home to
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