But environmental campaigners say they are damaging the marine eco-system and species including dolphins and endangered bluefin tuna. “We see a surge in dead dolphins on beaches when the supertrawlers are here, or during the weeks after.”Last month, a harbour porpoise washed up dead at Selsey, West Sussex, with signs of a net injury to the mouth. More than 5,000 dolphins have washed up dead on our shores in the past seven years, a 15% rise on the previous seven. There have been two supertrawlers in the channel off Sussex since November 18. Oceans campaigner Chris Thorne said: “Some of the biggest supertrawlers on earth are stalking the Channel right now, including in protected areas.

Source: Daily Mirror December 08, 2020 20:46 UTC