Fishermen from both countries are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing into each other’s waters. “We have increased patrolling and arrests,” government spokesperson and Minister of Information Nalinda Jayathissa told reporters here. “Our …

… Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill, which proposes to “ban bottom trawling in our … . “For members unfamiliar, destructive bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets and … are “suffering” because of bottom trawling, and called for stronger protections …

… and the science is unequivocal. Bottom trawling is incompatible with marine protected … disturbed - primarily because of bottom trawling, according to the European … from Pantelleria, Italy, adds that bottom trawling is “incompatible” with sustainable fishing …

… as a natural shelter from bottom trawling and a substratum for sessile …

… often destructive methods, such as bottom trawling and purse seining, which not …

… , enacted in 2017, which banned bottom trawling for deep-sea species below …

… , Northern fishermen have told EconomyNext. Bottom trawling is banned in Sri Lanka … habitat. The harmful effects of bottom trawling on bottom-dwelling organisms and … involve in illegal fishing including bottom trawling despite Indian protests over arrest …

… destructive fishing practices such as bottom trawling within their waters for good … Despite the case against it, bottom trawling continues routinely across the ocean … any “meaningful progress” on banning bottom trawling and other destructive fishing practices …