Appeal

Urge the EU Commission to Ban Destructive Fishing in Protected Waters

42,435 signatures. Let’s get to 50K
Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing practice that drags heavy nets across the ocean floor · Greenpeace
Dragged nets crush, tear up, and entangle delicate reefs, destroying natural habitats
The nets can accidentally trap turtles, dolphins, and other marine life, leaving them to die · Greenpeace
Bottom trawling gear is responsible for 93% of reported discards in the EU (1 million tonnes between 2015-2019) · Greenpeace
Low-impact fishing is more sustainable, but bottom trawlers exploit and deplete fish stocks, leaving little for local fishers
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Christopher N

i wish to explore these waters and experience them in their prime and also help protect it for future generations

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zachery g

we have to do something now!!

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Beth D

we are the only animals that can protect these innocent casualties

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Tahlia W

I'd like to see a world where we consider our actions more, to see how much damage we are creating for consumerism.

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Alex B

animals and the environment are obviously important.

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Alex A

because, I love animals and I want to protect the earth.

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Stefanie C

I want so help protect the ocean.

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Lyla H

I care for sustainability and the future of our oceans and the planet

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Elena K

i care about nature

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rebecca w

because this is so f*cked up

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Lauren B

we should be respecting snd protecting our planet, not pilaging it for profit. Commercial fishing has no place in the future.

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Jennifer S

I care about the environment!

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Bonnie H

commercial fishing, dragnets snd whaling are DESTROYING our oceans. if we dont stop overfishing and destruction we will undoubtedly speed global warmi…

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SUIN C

i am signing because we are all connected and i feel sorry for those that are suffering because of the dark side of this evolution of human race.

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Randi

we need this planet to have a future

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Dominique P

this is horrible for out oceanic ecosystems

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lauren g

I care about the ecosystems we’re harming.

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Debra B

I CARE about our OCEANS n the fish, dolpins. n all the other fushies n sharks n Ect….

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Jeida H

mother earth deserves to be loved and respected. this isnt just our home.

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Melody F

The destruction of all kinds of habitats in recent years is devastating our planet as a whole. The decline in number of so many of the animal species…

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Brian G

it is destroying ecosystems.

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Karen B

I remember snorkeling with dozens upon dozens of sea turtles in 1999 and today there are far fewer and i see plastic waste everywhere in the water. pl…

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Cansu v

I want every sea creature to live a long and healthy life, they deserve it as much as we do.

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Max L

I’m sick of seeing so much dead coral, sick of seeing so many wild fish and wildlife die because of destructive fishing, and sick of seeing so many ol…

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Krista A

We need to ban destruction of our oceans habitats we need to protect her ocean life big and small, the ocean wild life and the ecosystems are being de…

6 days ago
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