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NGOs launch legal case against French government over bottom trawling protected areas


Published on 2025-02-11 12:00:45 - MSN
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  • Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France's legal commitments to protecting marine ecosystems. View on euronews

The article from MSN discusses a legal challenge launched by NGOs against the French government concerning the practice of bottom trawling in protected marine areas. The NGOs, including Bloom and Surfrider Foundation Europe, argue that the French government has failed to enforce a ban on bottom trawling in these zones, which was supposed to be implemented by 2024 as per the EU's Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Bottom trawling involves dragging heavy nets across the seabed, which can cause significant damage to marine ecosystems. The legal action aims to compel the government to protect these areas more effectively, highlighting the environmental damage caused by this fishing method and the government's inaction despite previous commitments to marine conservation.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/ngos-launch-legal-case-against-french-government-over-bottom-trawling-protected-areas/ar-AA1yPDjP ]