Fisheries

Supertrawlers are devastating UK Marine Protected Areas

2025-03-11T11:12:00

The image shows the Margiris supertrawler fishing in the English Channel, off the coast of Brighton in 2019

Source: © Saf Suleyman/Greenpeace

Supertrawlers have spent an average of 7,380 hours fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) every year since Brexit, devastating marine habitats and fish populations.

That’s according to a recent Greenpeace UK investigation, which reveals that despite the UK government’s post-Brexit powers to ban these industrial vessels, mainly foreign-flagged vessels, continue to fish legally, selling most of their catch overseas.

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