Appeal lodged by Bloom against the European Union and France

Published 2023년 5월 11일

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Environmental non-profit BLOOM has filed an appeal with the European Commission and the French Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) against the EU and France for obstructing ocean protection in the Indian Ocean. The appeal is in response to the EU and France's opposition to a decision by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to partially ban 'Fish Aggregating Devices' (FADs) for part of the year. BLOOM argues that the EU's actions undermine the Common Fisheries Policy and the principles of biodiversity conservation. The IOTC's resolution, which aims to protect tuna populations and fragile marine ecosystems, has been undermined by the EU's and France's objections, rendering the ban ineffective for most French and Spanish-owned vessels operating in the Indian Ocean.

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Appeal lodged by BLOOM against the European Union and France for obstruction of ocean protection. While the members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) have been gathered in Mauritius since Monday for their annual meeting, the political stakes for the protection of marine ecosystems have never been higher, as European tuna lobbies and their political allies are undermining any environmental progress in the region. BLOOM is filing two appeals with the European Commission and the French Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA), following the objections filed by these two institutions against the decision taken last February by the IOTC to partially ban ‘Fish Aggregating Devices’ (FADs) — a highly destructive fishing method — for part of the year. These unacceptable objections are in total contradiction with the principles of the Common Fisheries Policy and are only going to fuel anti-European resentment in the region as well as the despair ...

Source: Fish Focus