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Incredible deep sea life is under threat from bottom trawling.

Spiral tube worms: incredible deep sea life is threatened by bottom trawling.

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Ancient forests are in danger - deep under the ocean. Destructive deep sea fishing practices plunder under water worlds, leaving them barren and devoid of life.

Bottom trawling is the most destructive deep sea fishing technique, and Greenpeace aims to stop the destruction it is causing to deep sea life.

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