Trawling is very common in Namibia. Bottom trawling mainly targets hake, midwater trawling targets horse mackerel. The method is easy to understand: large trawler fishing nets are used to catch fish or other sea creatures by dragging the nets along the ocean floor or through the water column. They are highly effective for capturing large quantities of fish but are extremely damaging as they destroy delicate seabed habitats. Trawling depletes fish populations at unsustainable rates and this metho

Clive, a former trawlerman, knows first-hand the devastation that bottom trawling inflicts on the delicate seafloor. Now, he's calling for urgent protection of our marine havens. 🪸 Oceana is campaigning around the world to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas — because ocean protection must mean real protection. Learn more about our work and how you can get involved to protect our oceans: https://oceana.ly/3MubmgK Credit: Sussex Underwater and Picture Book Media Bottom trawling footage

20K views · 1.4K reactions | Destructive commercial fishing practices like bottom trawling decimate wildlife and destroy delicate ecosystems. Join the call to ban harmful fishing practices from vital habitats, for the future of our blue planet! | Greenpeace Aotearoa | Facebook

Destructive commercial fishing practices like bottom trawling decimate wildlife and destroy delicate ecosystems. Join the call to ban harmful fishing practices from vital habitats, for the future of our blue planet! | Greenpeace Aotearoa