Bottom trawling in the global ocean

Bottom trawling in the global ocean

The proportion of a country’s total catch across the global ocean caught by bottom trawling and dredging. This indicator measures how much countries use bottom trawling, either in their own waters, those of other countries, or in the high seas. A score of 100 indicates that the country catches no sealife with bottom trawling, and a score of 0 indicates worst performance. Data come from Sea Around Us.

Note: Landlocked countries are not scored on this indicator. Weight assigned to the Fisheries issue category is reapportioned to other issue categories within the Ecosystem Vitality policy objective.

 
EPI MeasureBottom Trawling, open ocean

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Table of EPI results for Bottom Trawling, open ocean
Country Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change Regional Rank Regional Average
Antigua & Barbuda 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Bahamas 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Barbados 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Belize 1 100.0 0.15 1 67.55
Cabo Verde 1 100.0 0.0 1 76.7
Comoros 1 100.0 0.0 1 76.7
Djibouti 1 100.0 0.0 1 76.7
Dominican Republic 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Fiji 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Finland 1 100.0 0.0 1 44.6
Gambia 1 100.0 2.59 1 76.7
Grenada 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Guinea-Bissau 1 100.0 0.0 1 76.7
Haiti 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Jamaica 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Kiribati 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Lebanon 1 100.0 0.0 1 65.94
Maldives 1 100.0 0.0 1 60.38
Oman 1 100.0 39.35 1 65.94
Palau 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Qatar 1 100.0 0.0 1 65.94
Saint Lucia 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.55
Samoa 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Seychelles 1 100.0 0.0 1 76.7
Singapore 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Solomon Islands 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Sudan 1 100.0 32.21 1 65.94
Timor-Leste 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
Tonga 1 100.0 0.0 1 67.09
São Tomé & Príncipe 30 99.55 32.05 7 76.7
Vanuatu 31 99.18 -0.82 9 67.09
St. Vincent & the Gren. 32 99.03 -0.97 10 67.55
Liberia 33 98.97 -1.03 8 76.7
Sierra Leone 34 98.69 44.5 9 76.7
Papua New Guinea 35 98.18 -0.59 10 67.09
Benin 36 97.94 4.22 10 76.7
Mauritania 37 95.95 70.24 11 76.7
Peru 38 94.88 -2.26 11 67.55
Mauritius 39 94.6 16.27 12 76.7
Chile 40 94.34 -2.31 12 67.55
Ecuador 41 91.61 6.65 13 67.55
Lithuania 42 89.85 -10.04 1 47.17
Cameroon 43 88.06 16.76 13 76.7
Russia 44 84.68 -1.58 1 65.38
United Arab Emirates 45 82.93 7.24 5 65.94
Panama 46 82.33 15.02 14 67.55
Latvia 47 81.32 -16.55 2 47.17
Senegal 48 79.92 24.06 14 76.7
Tanzania 49 79.09 -10.62 15 76.7
Trinidad & Tobago 50 78.93 2.16 15 67.55
Ghana 51 78.57 8.3 16 76.7
Kenya 52 78.4 4.47 17 76.7
Philippines 53 77.35 1.28 11 67.09
Georgia 54 76.19 2.07 2 65.38
Malta 55 73.23 73.23 2 44.6
Mozambique 56 70.04 18.38 18 76.7
Côte d'Ivoire 57 69.41 -4.08 19 76.7
Taiwan 58 69.29 -2.86 12 67.09
Estonia 59 69.26 -8.13 3 47.17
Iran 60 68.03 -3.77 6 65.94
Bahrain 61 67.79 -1.89 7 65.94
Sri Lanka 62 67.46 0.5 2 60.38
Togo 63 66.25 -1.94 20 76.7
Morocco 64 63.86 3.4 8 65.94
Republic of Congo 65 63.65 -5.73 21 76.7
Croatia 66 63.3 15.36 4 47.17
Colombia 67 63.17 21.46 16 67.55
Bangladesh 68 60.63 -7.06 3 60.38
Nigeria 69 58.21 18.66 22 76.7
Brazil 70 57.09 -3.44 17 67.55
Ireland 71 57.06 -3.43 3 44.6
Saudi Arabia 72 55.49 5.44 9 65.94
Honduras 73 55.43 0.38 18 67.55
Tunisia 74 55.15 -1.95 10 65.94
Japan 75 54.85 2.08 13 67.09
Türkiye 76 54.54 12.98 5 47.17
Pakistan 77 53.75 7.68 4 60.38
Australia 78 53.66 6.74 4 44.6
Madagascar 79 52.64 -9.96 23 76.7
Cyprus 80 51.67 -46.74 6 47.17
Greece 81 51.46 13.11 7 47.17
United States 82 50.93 11.38 5 44.6
Sweden 83 50.89 0.31 6 44.6
Costa Rica 84 50.58 -6.16 19 67.55
South Africa 85 50.51 -0.49 24 76.7
Algeria 86 50.41 4.82 11 65.94
Nicaragua 86 50.41 7.18 20 67.55
Montenegro 88 50.06 11.23 8 47.17
Germany 89 49.99 12.08 7 44.6
France 90 49.28 8.86 8 44.6
Brunei Darussalam 91 49.06 6.23 14 67.09
Iceland 92 45.49 -4.03 9 44.6
Suriname 93 45.07 11.02 21 67.55
Equatorial Guinea 94 44.29 -7.79 25 76.7
Guinea 95 44.06 -7.11 26 76.7
Angola 96 43.83 7.28 27 76.7
Malaysia 97 41.69 -0.42 15 67.09
Denmark 98 41.62 13.23 10 44.6
United Kingdom 99 41.24 2.86 11 44.6
Norway 100 40.05 -26.1 12 44.6
South Korea 101 39.89 9.79 16 67.09
Mexico 102 39.42 -10.86 22 67.55
Guatemala 103 38.62 -16.2 23 67.55
Portugal 104 37.15 -13.21 13 44.6
Namibia 105 36.29 2.87 28 76.7
Gabon 106 35.5 1.3 29 76.7
Ukraine 107 35.28 -5.23 3 65.38
Canada 108 34.47 -1.58 14 44.6
Poland 109 34.06 -6.47 9 47.17
Thailand 110 33.81 0.01 17 67.09
Netherlands 111 32.37 -2.62 15 44.6
Indonesia 112 32.22 -1.84 18 67.09
Italy 113 30.62 5.7 16 44.6
Kuwait 114 29.57 6.05 12 65.94
Spain 115 27.86 -4.98 17 44.6
New Zealand 116 27.73 -6.14 18 44.6
Guyana 117 26.37 1.06 24 67.55
Israel 118 26.09 7.69 13 65.94
Myanmar 119 25.83 0.5 19 67.09
Dominica 120 25.4 24.51 25 67.55
Argentina 121 25.13 9.59 26 67.55
China 122 24.67 -4.31 20 67.09
Egypt 123 23.82 -4.37 14 65.94
Uruguay 124 21.68 2.14 27 67.55
India 125 20.05 -6.45 5 60.38
El Salvador 126 19.39 -16.94 28 67.55
Cambodia 127 16.02 -0.04 21 67.09
Viet Nam 128 13.94 -5.82 22 67.09
Bulgaria 129 9.43 -4.28 10 47.17
Albania 130 8.43 2.22 11 47.17
Belgium 131 3.83 3.83 19 44.6
Romania 132 2.62 -97.38 12 47.17
Saint Kitts & Nevis 133 0.0 -100.0 29 67.55
Environmental Performance Index 2026EPI MeasurementBottom Trawling, open ocean
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