Using heavy nets to scrape the ocean floor, bottom trawling is described as being "destructive for both ocean life and the climate," destroying an area of the ocean floor nearly as large as the Amazon rainforest every year. Despite its effects on marine organisms and the environment, the practice still provides over a quarter of fishery catches around the world. Learn more: https://on.natgeo.com/44fuiFj Ocean with David Attenborough is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic

1.2M views · 453 shares | Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. | Neerulagam | Facebook

51K views · 941 reactions | Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. The net that is used for trawling is called a trawl. | Neerulagam | Facebook

285K views · 13K reactions | Trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods in use today. Its giant nets drag across the seabed, flattening habitats and scooping up everything in their path. David Attenborough's eye-opening documentary "Oceans" shows us this devastation in vivid detail. #ocn #oceanconservationnamibia #sealrescues #plasticpollution #raisingawareness | Ocean Conservation Namibia | Facebook

You know that industrial fishing methods are harmful, and supporting the fishing industry harms the planet. But what does this mean exactly, and how does fishing affect ocean wildlife? In a series of brief videos, we’ll explore different fishing practices. Here, we focus on bottom trawling: a widespread method used across all seas, oceans, and seabeds. Bottom trawling is like clear-cutting the forest of the ocean floor — destroying habitats, killing countless animals, and leaving behind barren w