The European Union has set itself the objective of protecting 30% of its waters by 2030. But according to a study carried out by Bloom, a sea protection NGO, industrial fishing continues in these areas.
Particularly trawling, one of the most environmentally destructive techniques. The study focuses in particular on three States: France, Spain and Italy, which alone concentrate 69% of the fishing effort in marine protected areas. The presence or absence of a marine protected area does not change anything for trawlers, denounces the NGO.