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UK bans sand eel fishing, tightens controls on bottom-trawling in MPAs

'The sand eel ban will not directly affect UK fishing businesses as they do not target this species...however, we have to be concerned about the effect of displacing the EU boats that do target it' -- NFFO

By Neil Ramsden | Jan. 31, 2024 10:45 GMT
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The UK government has announced plans to permanently close the sand eel fisheries in its waters of the North Sea from April 2024, and to target further restrictions on "damaging bottom-trawling" in marine protected areas (MPAs) [...]

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