Damaging bottom-trawling or dredging took place in more than 90% of UK offshore marine protected areas in 2021

More than 1,000 bottom-trawling hours

100-1,000

0

0.5-100

Marine protected areas

2,474

bottom-trawling

hours

2,408

North Sea

1,006

Atlantic Ocean

1,261

Irish

Sea

4,699

1,707

3,573

More than 1,000 bottom-trawling hours

Marine protected

areas

100-1,000

0.5-100

0

2,474

bottom-trawling

hours

114

2,408

North Sea

1,602

751

1,006

1,203

Atlantic Ocean

1,261

Irish

Sea

4,699

Celtic Sea

1,707

3,573

Guardian graphic. Source: Oceana. Note: Fishing hours is for bottom-towed fishing gears only, having analysed Global Fishing Watch figures and cross-referenced with Marine Management Organisation data