Top French court orders closure of fisheries amid mass dolphin deaths

Top French court orders closure of fisheries amid mass dolphin deaths

Source: mongabay

4/14/2023

Credit: Sea Shepherd France.

France’s Council of State has ordered the closure of certain fisheries during specific times of the year in a bid to lower the rising number of dolphin deaths.

A separate European Commission-ordered phaseout of non-selective fishing methods, including bottom trawling, could further help restore marine ecosystems.