Kerry McCarthy and celebrities back boulder campaign
3 Nov 2 · 6d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 3 of 3
Labour MP Kerry McCarthy, a former climate minister, added her name to one of the boulders and called for a ban on bottom trawling. Actors Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch also signed boulders as part of the protest.
“Industrialised fishing is having a hugely destructive impact on our marine environment, yet less than 1% of our seas are protected from it.”
Kerry McCarthyGreenpeace UK Environmental campaign organizationWill McCallum Co-executive director, Greenpeace UKKerry McCarthy Labour MP and former climate minister
Simon Pegg ActorBenedict Cumberbatch Actor
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Hell yeah! Love this action. Greenpeace has dropped nine boulders off the east coast of England to create a barrier that disrupts bottom trawling by fishing vessels. https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/c3j47k8r rkr5o
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Yeeyh # Greenpeace ! https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/nov/02/greenpeace-boulder-barrier-north-sea-industrial-fishing-bottom-trawling-marine-protected-area
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