The French National Assembly voted unanimously on Thursday evening, May 9, in favour of banning electric fishing in French territorial waters, anticipating the new European regulation banning this controversial fishing technique in the European Union as of July 2021(see EUROPE B12237A22).
The bill, which has received the support of the French government, must now be validated by the Senate for the ban to come into force, within the 12-mile, or 22.2 kilometres, limit off the coast. Electric...