An analysis unveiled on Thursday 20 March by several NGOs shows that many EU countries are failing to put an end to destructive fishing in protected areas.
According to Oceana, Seas At Risk and ClientEarth, no EU country has detailed plans to phase out destructive fishing, such as bottom trawling, from marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2030.
On the first anniversary of the deadline set for EU countries to submit roadmaps describing how they plan to phase out bottom trawling in their...