trawling fishing

Bottom trawling is also prohibited in about 21% of the territorial sea. The trawl footprint (the total area trawled in a given year) has been declining over time. In 2021, it was 74,500 square kilometres. The total area trawled from 1990 to 2021 is 462,643 square kilometres, or about 11% of New Zealand’s EEZ and territorial seas. download game fishing 3d