EU to Ban Use of Electricity in Fishing
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The European Union will impose a blanket ban on the use of electricity in fishing under a plan opposed by the Netherlands and championed by France and environmental groups.
Representatives of EU governments and the European Parliament agreed to prohibit all electric “pulse” fishing for commercial purposes as of July 2021, ending exemptions that have allowed 5 percent of Dutch trawlers to use the technique in the North Sea.