On Thursday, 7 December, the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries criticised the European Commission’s proposal aiming to eliminate bottom trawling in all marine protected areas by 2030, noting that mobile bottom gear catches account for 25% of total catches in the EU.
By adopting (20 votes in favour, 4 against, and no abstentions) the draft report by Niclas Herbst (EPP, German)—analysing the action plan on marine ecosystems that dates back to February 2023...