First-Ever Footage Reveals the Impact of Bottom Trawling on the Ocean Floor

Attenborough film shows seabed ‘devastation’ says MP in bottom trawling ban call

Climate leaders are set to meet in Nice, France, next month. A Labour MP has pressed ministers to say whether they will ban bottom trawling before climate leaders meet in France next month, after Sir David Attenborough warned the fishing practice was among the most “wasteful”. Sir David’s new film Ocean features detailed footage, thought to be the first of its kind, of bottom trawling along the seabed. The camera follows large nets which are dra…

First-Ever Footage Reveals the Impact of Bottom Trawling on the Ocean Floor

For the first time, high-resolution cameras have captured the destructive process of bottom trawling as it unfolds beneath the waves -- revealing environmental damage that has largely remained hidden from public view.

World-First Footage Shows The Devastating Impact Of Trawling As It’s Happening

All we see is boats. Now, you can see what's happening underneath.

Unveiling the Dark Side of Background Trawling: A Threat to Seabed Health

Under the quiet surface of the oceans, an invisible drama is played at the rhythm of the giant nets dragged on the seabed. The background trawling, formidable industrial fishing method, literally shaves benthic habitats in search of fish and crustaceans, leaving behind devastated expanses. This ballet of chains, cables and heavy nets transforms in a few hours complex ecosystems into lunar landscapes, sustainably upsetting marine life and modifyi…

Published on: 14.05.2025 18:20Author: Katja TrippelFish, octopuse & shrimp flee from a bottom trawl that rattles across the sea floor – and yet lands on board as a by-catch. Film scenes like this go under the skin and strengthen the NGOs protesting against destructive fishing methods in protected areas.

Sir David Attenborough’s record-breaking Nature documentary reveals the devastating effects of bottom trawling on our oceans

Bottom trawling is a disaster for fish stocks, but it also releases previously stored carbon back into the atmosphere.