12/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 12 May, several NGOs issued key recommendations for the European Commission’s action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems. NGOs are specifically calling for a gradual phase-out of bottom-towed fishing gear (e.g. an end to bottom-towed fishing gear in all EU marine protected areas by 2022). The NGOs are also calling for the elimination by 2023 of by-catches of sensitive species through the mandatory introduction of...