<![CDATA[To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers.]]>To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers.

It’s very clever: three-tonne underwater concrete towers disable trawl nets while creating shelter and nursery space for fish. An NGO has now deployed 1,250 of these ‘Fishery Productivity Structures’ across its southern coast, protecting more than 200 km² of habitat. Early monitoring found fish abundance six times higher at protected sites than control areas.

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/concrete-towers-on-the-seabed-scupper-cambodias-illegal-trawling/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/044014c8-7ef4-4150-aeaa-13c68650a7e5/to-block-illegal-bottom-trawlers-cambodia-is-building-concrete-towers.RSS for NodeSun, 31 May 2026 23:43:03 GMTSat, 30 May 2026 17:59:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 13:30:24 GMT]]>@digyoursoul

Looked for more information on what the concrete “Fishery Productivity Structures” look like. Found a picture on this page:

https://www.marineconservationcambodia.org/projects

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruby.social/users/stepheneb/statuses/116669430133129276https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruby.social/users/stepheneb/statuses/116669430133129276Sun, 31 May 2026 13:30:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 09:49:00 GMT]]>@digyoursoul Ireland please copy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/sinabhfuil/statuses/116668559549259824https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/sinabhfuil/statuses/116668559549259824Sun, 31 May 2026 09:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 08:07:30 GMT]]>@digyoursoul It also is a great barrier against political meddeling. We know how environmental laws constantly are scrapped by conservative or right-wing governments. A law simply banning bottom trawlers can be changed. Removing all those towers from the water is a lot harder

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mschfr/statuses/116668160452830668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mschfr/statuses/116668160452830668Sun, 31 May 2026 08:07:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 06:16:12 GMT]]>@digyoursoul Great move - and clever

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116667722762925951https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116667722762925951Sun, 31 May 2026 06:16:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 04:31:15 GMT]]>@AquaClaire @digyoursoul @irix yes, obvs 💚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/airshipper/statuses/116667310087093135https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/airshipper/statuses/116667310087093135Sun, 31 May 2026 04:31:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sun, 31 May 2026 00:50:40 GMT]]>@airshipper Subject to safe removal of residual oil, toxic paint & degradables, & careful messaging to avoid licence-to-dump? @digyoursoul @irix

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/116666442717263921https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/AquaClaire/statuses/116666442717263921Sun, 31 May 2026 00:50:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sat, 30 May 2026 20:57:23 GMT]]>@digyoursoul @irix sounds like a fine use for old busses and train carriages too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/airshipper/statuses/116665525429325553https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/airshipper/statuses/116665525429325553Sat, 30 May 2026 20:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sat, 30 May 2026 20:43:09 GMT]]>@digyoursoul

This is so simple, it's almost laughable.
What a brilliant idea.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/bytebro/statuses/116665469497104070https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/bytebro/statuses/116665469497104070Sat, 30 May 2026 20:43:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sat, 30 May 2026 18:46:02 GMT]]>@digyoursoul this is the good news I needed today. 💗

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/DrSuzanne/statuses/116665008971391648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://disabled.social/users/DrSuzanne/statuses/116665008971391648Sat, 30 May 2026 18:46:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. on Sat, 30 May 2026 18:25:33 GMT]]>@digyoursoul Dammit, I've read ”travellers” and tried hard to understand what it is about.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-176a-1b2b-9d86-c78145539275https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://venera.social/objects/85a863ed-176a-1b2b-9d86-c78145539275Sat, 30 May 2026 18:25:33 GMT