UK oceanic bans, a win for 13 MPAs
The
UK has banned
the destructive fishing method of
bottom trawling.
giving some real protection to several "protected" marine areas.
The ban applies to all fishing boats, including French ones.
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France should retaliate by banning bottom trawling in some French
waters. Eventually the two countries could entirely eliminate
that practice near their coasts.
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