After the controversial result of the European Parliament's vote on December 10 on the ban on deep-sea trawling, the Intermarché fleet, the Scapêche, "reached out" to NGOs to reflect on the group's deep-sea fishing practices. of the North-East Atlantic.
Yesterday morning, after several weeks of discussions, Scapêche, BLOOM, a member of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (a coalition of more than 70 NGOs), and WWF France reached an agreement, the result of a real compromise: while the European Parliament had proposed a ban on deep trawling beyond 600 meters depth, Scapêche undertakes to stop, by early 2015, fishing with bottom trawls beyond 800 meters depth.
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So there I say: “Môssieur”…!
Well done Patrick! Superb article… Nothing to say… nothing to add…
It sends heavy! It is serious!
Thank you to you Patrick, for this post about this fight that we are trying to lead, each with our means, small or large but always carrying information, a message, an emphasis ... and a hope…
It is a fight for life, for the sustainability of this emblematic fish, magnificent and crucial for the future of man and our blue planet…!