Fisheries

EU decision-makers told bottom trawling is sustainable

2023-12-04T15:40:00

European Parliament bottom trawling

European Bottom Fisheries Alliance urges European Commission to incorporate all relevant scientific findings into its policy-making

Bottom trawling in EU waters can be sustainable, a European Parliament conference has heard, with the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance (EBFA) urging the European Commission to incorporate all relevant scientific findings into its policy-making, including the action plan, and to refrain from “cherry-picking scientific data to advance its own agenda”.

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