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Bottom contact fishing activities persist on vulnerable ecosystems of the deep despite EU closures, new study finds. In 2016 the EU adopted the Deep-Sea Access Regulation*, and upon entry into […]
End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
Increased protection for deep-sea species. The ban on bottom trawling in deep waters, adopted by the EU in 2016, has been effective in protecting deep-sea fish, according to the evaluation […]
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