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UK proposes wider ban on destructive bottom trawling

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UK proposes wider ban on destructive bottom trawling fishing to 41 Marine Protected Areas .

Announcement comes amid warnings from Sir David Attenborough that fishing is destroying seabed.

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says "without urgent action our oceans will be irreversibly destroyed" A 12-week consultation will run until 1 September and seek the views of the marine and fishing industry.

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80

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76

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formal

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English

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50

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short-lived

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