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More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows
Activities such as mining, dredging and bottom trawling in most MPAs mean conservation targets will be missed, say researchersMost of Europe’s marine protected areas, set up to safeguard species and habitats, will not meet conservation targets as they …
UK Labour Party ready to ban bottom fishing once in power
The UK Labour Party, widely expected to win the general election on 4 July, has announced that it will ban bottom fishing in all national marine protected areas, a move that could strain EU-UK relations two years ahead of the renewal of their trade agr…
Russia undermines EU efforts to restore Baltic fish stocks, ministers warn
EU countries slammed Russia for overfishing in the Baltic Sea, a region that has seen its fish stocks decline dramatically in recent years, during a meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) on Monday (24 June).
Sweden to ban bottom trawling in territorial waters
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas, going a step further than Greece’s April decision by banning it in all territorial waters.
Paris leads coalition of EU states to demand actions against UK ban on bottom fishing
According to French government sources, nine EU countries will meet in Brussels at the start of the week to discuss the impact of the UK’s decision to ban bottom fishing in 13 marine protected areas, a measure London says applies equally to its own fis…
Greece becomes first EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday (16 April) a ban on bottom trawling in the country’s marine protected areas (MPAs), the first such fishing ban in Europe.
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks
The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030Greece has become the first country in Europe to announce a ban on bottom trawling in all of its national marine parks and protect…
NGOs: EU countries still bottom fishing in protected areas despite recommendations
According to an EU action plan, member states were due to publish by 31 March a roadmap for achieving marine protected areas, including the phasing out of trawling fishing by 2030 but NGOs say the practice is still widely used, according to a report pu…