On Wednesday 22 January, a number of NGOs, including Seas At Risk, Oceana and ClientEarth, welcomed the proposed amendment to Swedish legislation that paves the way for a future ban on bottom trawling in Swedish marine protected areas.
The NGOs “urge other EU governments to follow the Swedish initiative and deliver effective marine conservation”, according to the organisations concerned.
Bottom trawling is a fishing method which, according to these NGOs, “devastates marine ecosystems...