France, Denmark and Spain are not adequately controlling compliance with the rules on the ban, for fishers, on fish discards at sea, according to a report published on Tuesday 15 October by the organisation ClientEarth.
This organisation also criticises these countries for not having punished fishers who do not comply with this rule, which requires all catches to be landed in ports. About 1.7 million tonnes of fish and other marine animals are being thrown back into the sea each year.
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