Graph showing the cumulative percent of each U.S. Fishery Management Council’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ, which extends to 200 nautical miles offshore) deeper than 200 meters that has been protected from bottom trawling. The black line shows the overall percentage of area protected across all U.S. waters over time.
Bottom Trawling Protections
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Graph showing the cumulative percent of each U.S. Fishery Management Council’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ, which extends to 200 nautical miles offshore) deeper than 200 meters that has been protected from bottom trawling. The black line shows the overall percentage of area protected across all U.S. waters over time.

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