On Thursday 14 June, the European Parliament in Strasbourg decided (by 484 votes to 77, with 15 abstentions) to object to a delegated act aimed in particular at authorising electric pulse fishing in the North Sea. Parliament had already voted in favour of banning this fishing practice (see EUROPE 12035).
The delegated regulation concerns conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment in the North Sea. The European Parliament considers that the definition of...