Article. Bottom trawling causing permanent damage to deep sea forests. Mar 2019

Bottom trawling in the deep sea destroys corals and the seabed environment. Researchers have found that 15 years after bottom trawling has stopped there was still no evidence of recovery. This raises serious concerns that it could take decades, maybe centuries, for the coral forests to return after bottom trawling stops. Charlie Mitchell, Stuff. 7 March 2019.