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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12939

27 April 2022
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
NGOs call for ban on destructive fishing practices in EU marine protected areas
Brussels, 26/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

Several NGOs, including Oceana, have called once again on Tuesday 26 April for a ban on destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling, in marine protected areas.

The call comes as the European Parliament is due to vote on 3 May on a report by Isabel Carvalhais (S&D, Portugal) on the blue economy (see EUROPE B12913A17).

The draft report calls on the EU to “ban the use of bottom trawling in all marine protected areas” and to ensure that EU fisheries aid helps with the transition...

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