The European Commission is not proposing to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but is encouraging EU Member States to phase out mobile bottom fishing in all marine protected areas by 2030 at the latest, according to four documents adopted on Tuesday 21 February aimed at encouraging more sustainable fishing in the EU.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, the EU Commissioner for Oceans and Fisheries, told the press that the proposed actions were aimed at “reducing the impact of the sector on...