The European Commission is due to adopt an Action Plan to ‘protect and restore marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fishing’.
It calls for measures to phase out bottom trawling techniques, develop marine protected areas and improve the selectivity of fishing gear. Virginijus Sinkevičius, the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, is expected to present the Action Plan in February, of which EUROPE has obtained a draft version, which stems in particular from the EU...