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Sustainability

More than 72% of US federal waters already classified ‘conservation areas,’ report finds

Bottom trawling is prohibited in over half of US federal waters, and over a third of the US federal waters include prohibitions on all bottom tending gears

By Undercurrent News | June 13, 2023 15:21 BST
Image from the report, "An Evaluation of Conservation Areas in the US Exclusive Economic Zone."
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