Report highlights urgent need to end bottom trawling
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 fisheries scientists and ocean experts in calling for constructive pathways forward to tackle the impacts of bottom trawling, arguably the most pervasive, contentious and environmentally damaging of global fishing practices.
Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries: A Virtual Tour
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 livelihoods and the benefits of a 6 nautical mile inshore exclusion zone (IEZ). The TBT Coalition contributed these videos to TBTI’s Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries celebration on World Fisheries […]
COP forum reopens Scot Inshore debate
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 future: what needs to change?” The discussion included renewed calls for a Scottish three mile limit. Watch the full recording here.
COP26: Bottom trawling and the climate crisis
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 at Blue Ventures, a founding member of the TBT Coalition.
Fish not as good for the planet as previously thought, says new report by Blue Ventures
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 creates high carbon emissions and must be urgently tackled.
A new coalition to reduce bottom trawling and rebuild coastal fisheries
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 the most marine biodiversity, support the most small-scale fisheries, and contain vast carbon stores.