09/03/2023 (Agence Europe) – France is firmly opposed to the implementation of a ban on bottom fishing gear in marine protected areas, said the Secretary of State for the Sea, Hervé Berville, on Wednesday 8 March. On the same day, the Spanish Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, also protested against the bottom trawl ban and said that trawling, which is practised by 805 vessels in Spain, i.e. 10% of the national fleet, should not be “demonised”. EU Fisheries...