Use of fish discard exemptions by EU trawlers soars before ban

WWF says exemptions undermine landing obligation taking full effect next monthThe use of exemptions to EU restrictions on fish discards by EU trawlers has risen by 300% in the last year, according to research released three weeks before a ban is due to take full effect.The dispensation allowing fishing fleets to discard up to 7% of their catches will continue after January 1 2019, undermining the "landing obligation" on boats to retain and bring to port all seafood catches, according to a report by WWF Europe. Continue reading...