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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11510

12 March 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries
Commission gives up on drift net ban

Brussels, 11/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will not propose a ban on drift nets (rectangular nets hanging vertically in the water without being anchored to the bottom) but will leave member states free to decide whether to bring in a ban of this sort as part of the regionalisation process.

This is one of the main innovations of the proposal on technical measures adopted on Friday 11 March. The Commission has brought forward this proposal to: - optimise the contribution...

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