Trying to get my head around the claim in Seaspiracy (Netflix) that bottom trawling has already reached a scale were continent sized parts of the ocean are destroyed, but so far i couldn't find any actual numbers. Would appreciate any help
Order, order!
#Bottom Trawling, Gillnetting, and Long-Lining (Restriction) Bill 2019
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Restrict environmentally destructive methods of fishing, and for connected purposes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1. Definitions
a) Bottom Trawling is defined as the towing of a trawl/fishing net along or close to the sea floor.
b) A Gill Net is defined as vertical panels of netting normally set in a straight line, designed to catch fish by their gills.
c) Gillnetting is defined as the usage of a Gill Net to catch fish.
d) Longline fishing is defined as the usage of a long line to catch fish.
2. Restrictions
a) Gillnetting shall henceforth be illegal.
b) Storage of a Gill Net in a fishing boat shall henceforth be illegal.
c) Longline fishing shall henceforth be illegal.
d) Storage of a long line in a fishing boat shall henceforth be illegal.
e) Bottom Trawling shall be illegal starting from a depth of 600 metres.
f) Possession of a trawl designed to trawl at a depth of below 600 metres shall be illegal.
3. Punishments
a) Failure to comply with Section 2a, 2c, and 2e on summary conviction will be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
b) Failure to comply with Section 2b, 2d, and 2f on summary conviction will be liable to imprisonment not exceeding one month, or a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or both.
a). Exemptions from sections 2e and 2f exist for vessels conducting scientific research.
b). An exemption requires a permit from the Secretary of State.
5. Short Title, Commencement, and Effect
a) This bill may be cited as the "Bottom Trawling, Gillnetting, and Long-Lining (Restriction) Bill 2019"
b) This bill extends to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
c) This bill shall come into effect 3 months after the UK leaving the Common Fisheries Policy
Submitted by /u/DF44 on behalf of Climate Rebellion.
This division shall end on the 13th March 2019. Vote Aye, No or Abstain only.
