Almost 40% of England’s seas are designated as marine protected areas.
Campaigners highlight the discrepancy between protection status and actual fishing practices.
Concerns grow over the impact on marine biodiversity.
Briefing: ‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters
Strategic angle: Campaigners argue that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’ as precious ocean life faces threats.