After a decade of banning bottom trawling, Scotland’s South Arran Marine Protected Area has seen seabed life triple.

New data shows billions of organisms are returning to the seafloor, rebuilding biodiverse "animal forests" that help store carbon and restore long-lost marine life.
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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found.

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