The European Commission adopted, on Thursday 8 December, a set of fisheries conservation measures to strengthen the environmental protection of six Natura 2000 sites and two national marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea.
The new regulation introduces measures for four German Natura 2000 sites (Sylt Outer Reef, Borkum Reef Ground, Dogger Bank and Eastern German Bight) and two Dutch sites (Cleaver Bank and Frisian Front), as well as for the Frisian Front and Central Oyster Grounds...