Re: Russian trawlers in scottish waters??
Originally Posted by
Donkeyman
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Can you satisfy me on the fact,( that you verified in your earlier
Post), that the area involved was declared an internatioal
fishing conservancy area a couple of years ago by the EU??
And also that dutch super trawlers were observed dredging there
on earlier occasions aswell??
FISHING IN INTERNATIONAL CONSERVANCY AREAS !! Solly??
Cant you read?
Donkeyman!! 😟😟
No, I can't confirm that donks, because that's not true. Declaring protection zones in fishing waters, is up to the country the waters belong to, in this case the UK. The EU approved of this, in other words, they said: well done britain.
Maintaining these zones is a matter for the UK. At the moment 40% of british waters are protected. So you should chase away those russians, or is that too big a challenge?
UK goes top of European protection ranking with 41 new marine conservation zones
https://www.undercurrentnews.com/201...rvation-zones/
The UK government has been praised by environmental NGO Oceana for creating 41 new marine conservation zones (MCZs) one week ahead of World Oceans Day.* The new zones will be added to the UK existing tally, bringing it to a total coverage of 91 zones
The news brings the UK to the top of Oceana's leaderboard in terms of marine protection in Europe, with 40% of its waters now protected.* "We hope that all 91 zones will be properly managed, and no bottom-trawl fishing allowed, which harms habitats ...