Marine Protected Areas

Over 150,000 Europeans call for EU bottom-trawling ban
7th January 2022
Just before Christmas, green NGOs delivered a giant pop-up book depicting the ‘devastation’ caused by ‘destructive’ bottom trawling to EU commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius, on behalf of more than 150,000 Europeans who have signed a petition calling for the EU to…
Greens push for ban on all fishing in MPAs
23rd April 2018
NFFO: ‘Industry should not underestimate threat’ Environmentalists and celebrities are campaigning to fast-track marine protected areas (MPAs) and ban all fishing within them regardless of evidence, reports Tim Oliver The current approach to MPAs is evidence-based and permits human activities…