The Guardian10 jun 2026Macro
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Over 1,000 harbour porpoises and common dolphins, 10,000 seabirds, and 500 seals are estimated killed annually as bycatch in UK waters, according to the first-ever analysis by Wildlife and Countryside Link published 10 June. Only 0.05% of dredging vessels monitored bycatch, and the report warns that non-UK vessels operating in UK waters are excluded, likely making these figures an undercount. The coalition calls for mandatory remote electronic monitoring on all English fishing vessels, highlighting gillnets as the highest risk for seabird bycatch, and notes cetacean bycatch is a key reason the UK fails to meet good environmental status obligations.