21 Jul 2026
Clean Catch maps UK bycatch hotspots and calls for trawl priority
Photo Credit: AdobeStock The most comprehensive UK-wide assessment yet of where and how sensitive marine species are being accidentally caught in fishing gear has been published by Clean Catch, the Defra-funded bycatch mitigation programme. The literature review and a shorter policy brief identify four broad hotspot fisheries in UK waters, set out the species most at risk in each, […]