NGOs slam France for flouting EU fishing ban
2024-05-29T10:32:00
BLOOM and ClientEarth are prepared to take France to court over its failure to adhere to an EU fishing ban in MPAs
A duo of environmental NGOs is taking legal action against the French government over its alleged flouting of EU law.
BLOOM and ClientEarth say that France is refusing to implement a ban imposed by the EU in 2006 on fishing methods such as bottom trawling, purse seining and dredging which are damaging to marine habitats.