FISHERIES

Trawl fishers ‘endangered’

The European Commission has come under fire from the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament for its plan to close 87 fishing areas to all bottom fishing gears below 400 metres in the Northeast Atlantic.

EU Bottom Trawling

The European Commission has come under fire from the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament for its plan to close 87 fishing areas to all bottom fishing gears below 400 metres in the Northeast Atlantic.

Tags: Bottom Trawl European Bottom Fishing Alliance European Commission European Parliament European Peoples’ Party Northeast Atlantic Sustainable Fishing Virginijus Sinkevičius

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