Europe 1 with AFP 14:53 p.m., March 20, 2023

The Council of State on Monday ordered the government to close some fishing areas in the Bay of Biscay within six months, in order to "limit incidental catches of small cetaceans" and guarantee the conservation of dolphins in the area.

The "acoustic deterrent devices" equipping fishing boats "do not guarantee a favorable conservation status of small cetacean species" two of which - the common dolphin and the harbour porpoise - are threatened with extinction, "at least regionally", notes the Council of State.

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