Following a vote in the EU’s Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture in June, the European Commission is expected to soon adopt measures to prohibit fishing gear that touches the seabed from being used in vulnerable areas.
For Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginius Sinkevičius, the “aim of this measure is to protect vulnerable ecosystems from the impact of bottom gears. [...] It shows the European Commission’s commitment to protecting deep-sea species and...