Lawyers call for enforcement after UK and France vow to ban bottom trawling in protected areas
2025-06-11T09:56:00
With bottom trawling restrictions also implemented by Sweden and Greece, ClientEarth is calling on all European countries to act
With the United Kingdom pledging to ban bottom trawling in 41 marine protected areas (MPAs) at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, and France proposing restrictions in fewer MPAs, environmental lawyers have called for swift implementation and enforcement of the measures.