A Bill to regulate and limit the practice of bottom trawling in marine protected areas, and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2022
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The Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill would regulate and limit bottom trawling inside designated marine protected areas to protect seabed habitats and marine life. It would set rules about where and how this type of fishing may take place, with the details to be decided as the Bill moves through Parliament.
The Bill is in the early stages of passage and is currently at the second reading in the Commons. It previously had its first reading in March 2022.
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1 Mar 2022
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
