Bottom trawling in domestic waters
The proportion of the total catch caught using bottom trawling and dredging. This metric counts all seafood caught within a country’s maritime zone(s), regardless of the flag of the vessel doing the fishing – and so measures whether countries allow bottom trawling within waters under their jurisdiction. A score of 100 indicates that no sealife are caught with bottom trawling inside a country's maritime zone(s), 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, domestic
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.56 |
| Barbados | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Belize | 1 | 100.0 | 12.34 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Comoros | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 56.17 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 1 | 56.17 |
| Dominica | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Fiji | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Haiti | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.56 |
| Palau | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Qatar | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.56 |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Samoa | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Singapore | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| St. Vincent & the Gren. | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 71.7 |
| Sudan | 1 | 100.0 | 42.82 | 1 | 66.56 |
| Timor-Leste | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Tonga | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 66.56 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 61.57 |
| Grenada | 28 | 99.99 | -0.01 | 12 | 71.7 |
| Oman | 28 | 99.99 | 42.0 | 6 | 66.56 |
| Maldives | 30 | 99.93 | -0.07 | 1 | 56.61 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 98.85 | -0.63 | 10 | 61.57 |
| Chile | 32 | 98.8 | 2.13 | 13 | 71.7 |
| Seychelles | 33 | 98.02 | -1.98 | 3 | 56.17 |
| Peru | 34 | 94.81 | -2.1 | 14 | 71.7 |
| Finland | 35 | 91.3 | -3.01 | 1 | 40.15 |
| Kenya | 36 | 90.45 | -9.55 | 4 | 56.17 |
| Estonia | 37 | 90.06 | 0.06 | 1 | 52.45 |
| Latvia | 38 | 87.26 | -1.38 | 2 | 52.45 |
| Mauritius | 39 | 87.07 | -1.12 | 5 | 56.17 |
| Poland | 40 | 84.02 | 9.71 | 3 | 52.45 |
| Ecuador | 41 | 83.2 | 4.54 | 15 | 71.7 |
| Mauritania | 42 | 81.42 | 9.31 | 6 | 56.17 |
| Lithuania | 43 | 80.93 | 3.65 | 4 | 52.45 |
| Tanzania | 44 | 77.4 | -11.5 | 7 | 56.17 |
| Benin | 45 | 76.86 | 6.72 | 8 | 56.17 |
| Panama | 46 | 76.8 | 21.21 | 16 | 71.7 |
| Philippines | 47 | 76.36 | 2.78 | 11 | 61.57 |
| Sweden | 48 | 76.35 | 1.66 | 2 | 40.15 |
| Cameroon | 49 | 76.19 | 21.81 | 9 | 56.17 |
| Cyprus | 50 | 74.52 | 34.72 | 5 | 52.45 |
| Malta | 51 | 74.04 | 24.4 | 3 | 40.15 |
| Russia | 52 | 74.03 | -2.92 | 1 | 60.08 |
| Gambia | 53 | 73.52 | -1.31 | 10 | 56.17 |
| Ghana | 54 | 72.29 | 7.48 | 11 | 56.17 |
| Mozambique | 55 | 67.83 | 19.03 | 12 | 56.17 |
| Georgia | 56 | 67.1 | -11.51 | 2 | 60.08 |
| Republic of Congo | 57 | 65.18 | 53.14 | 13 | 56.17 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 58 | 65.15 | 4.14 | 17 | 71.7 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 59 | 64.72 | -35.28 | 14 | 56.17 |
| Croatia | 60 | 61.33 | 17.09 | 6 | 52.45 |
| Cabo Verde | 61 | 61.13 | -38.87 | 15 | 56.17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 62 | 60.6 | 16.14 | 7 | 66.56 |
| Sri Lanka | 63 | 58.08 | 6.47 | 2 | 56.61 |
| Bangladesh | 64 | 58.01 | -7.34 | 3 | 56.61 |
| Iran | 65 | 57.82 | 8.74 | 8 | 66.56 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 56.31 | 20.88 | 16 | 56.17 |
| Senegal | 67 | 55.19 | 4.38 | 17 | 56.17 |
| Brazil | 68 | 53.6 | -3.98 | 18 | 71.7 |
| Honduras | 69 | 52.45 | 0.37 | 19 | 71.7 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 51.4 | 8.26 | 4 | 56.61 |
| Colombia | 71 | 50.62 | 4.9 | 20 | 71.7 |
| Türkiye | 72 | 50.59 | 14.93 | 7 | 52.45 |
| Australia | 73 | 50.42 | 6.83 | 4 | 40.15 |
| Madagascar | 74 | 50.4 | -12.47 | 18 | 56.17 |
| Tunisia | 75 | 50.39 | 9.62 | 9 | 66.56 |
| Norway | 76 | 49.86 | -18.27 | 5 | 40.15 |
| Greece | 77 | 48.96 | -1.69 | 8 | 52.45 |
| Algeria | 78 | 48.5 | 3.86 | 10 | 66.56 |
| South Africa | 79 | 47.42 | -0.78 | 19 | 56.17 |
| France | 80 | 46.87 | 9.72 | 6 | 40.15 |
| Montenegro | 81 | 46.66 | 12.0 | 9 | 52.45 |
| Costa Rica | 82 | 46.63 | -16.42 | 21 | 71.7 |
| United States | 83 | 45.66 | 12.79 | 7 | 40.15 |
| Guatemala | 84 | 43.28 | -0.36 | 22 | 71.7 |
| Portugal | 85 | 41.71 | -13.76 | 8 | 40.15 |
| Nicaragua | 86 | 40.34 | 11.12 | 23 | 71.7 |
| Japan | 87 | 39.84 | -0.93 | 12 | 61.57 |
| Spain | 88 | 39.5 | 0.36 | 9 | 40.15 |
| Ukraine | 89 | 39.12 | 10.69 | 3 | 60.08 |
| Malaysia | 90 | 38.56 | 1.03 | 13 | 61.57 |
| Morocco | 91 | 38.47 | 0.96 | 11 | 66.56 |
| Sierra Leone | 92 | 37.57 | -29.06 | 20 | 56.17 |
| Suriname | 93 | 37.45 | 6.54 | 24 | 71.7 |
| Denmark | 94 | 35.78 | 6.37 | 10 | 40.15 |
| Italy | 95 | 34.57 | 6.74 | 11 | 40.15 |
| Mexico | 96 | 33.95 | -10.49 | 25 | 71.7 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 97 | 33.24 | -4.33 | 14 | 61.57 |
| Gabon | 98 | 32.97 | -8.04 | 21 | 56.17 |
| United Kingdom | 99 | 32.96 | -0.09 | 12 | 40.15 |
| Thailand | 100 | 30.58 | -3.51 | 15 | 61.57 |
| Egypt | 101 | 30.29 | 3.19 | 12 | 66.56 |
| Iceland | 102 | 29.98 | -10.5 | 13 | 40.15 |
| El Salvador | 103 | 29.94 | 2.72 | 26 | 71.7 |
| Canada | 104 | 27.97 | -2.43 | 14 | 40.15 |
| Ireland | 105 | 27.89 | -33.31 | 15 | 40.15 |
| Taiwan | 106 | 26.31 | -23.6 | 16 | 61.57 |
| Angola | 107 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 22 | 56.17 |
| Argentina | 108 | 25.79 | 14.5 | 27 | 71.7 |
| Germany | 109 | 25.56 | 15.65 | 16 | 40.15 |
| China | 110 | 25.29 | -2.82 | 17 | 61.57 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 25.22 | -0.6 | 18 | 61.57 |
| Uruguay | 112 | 24.98 | 11.91 | 28 | 71.7 |
| Kuwait | 113 | 24.76 | 6.46 | 13 | 66.56 |
| Guinea | 114 | 24.57 | 13.4 | 23 | 56.17 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 24.55 | 7.45 | 17 | 40.15 |
| Togo | 116 | 23.29 | 2.84 | 24 | 56.17 |
| Myanmar | 117 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 19 | 61.57 |
| Guyana | 118 | 21.47 | 1.36 | 29 | 71.7 |
| Israel | 119 | 21.04 | -0.42 | 14 | 66.56 |
| South Korea | 120 | 20.11 | 3.66 | 20 | 61.57 |
| Liberia | 121 | 19.95 | -24.8 | 25 | 56.17 |
| Namibia | 122 | 19.44 | -7.11 | 26 | 56.17 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 123 | 15.94 | -16.51 | 27 | 56.17 |
| India | 124 | 15.62 | -6.33 | 5 | 56.61 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 125 | 14.77 | 1.02 | 28 | 56.17 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 126 | 13.18 | -10.64 | 29 | 56.17 |
| Cambodia | 127 | 10.72 | 1.32 | 21 | 61.57 |
| Netherlands | 128 | 7.85 | 4.53 | 18 | 40.15 |
| Viet Nam | 129 | 7.72 | -7.64 | 22 | 61.57 |
| Bulgaria | 130 | 2.95 | -4.5 | 10 | 52.45 |
| Albania | 131 | 2.18 | -1.81 | 11 | 52.45 |
| Belgium | 132 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 40.15 |
| Romania | 132 | 0.0 | -42.31 | 12 | 52.45 |
| Environmental Performance Index 2026 | EPI Measurement | Bottom Trawling, domestic | |||