As the EU Parliament prepares to vote on Dec. 10 on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed ban on bottom trawls and bottom gillnets targeting deep-sea fishing within two years, a cartoon strip in a blog has seemingly turned public opinion in favor of those who want to implement the ban.
The petition -- addressed to French president Francois Hollande -- was started by non-governmental organization Bloom, and advocates in favor of the EC's proposed ban. This proposal is opposed by countries with a sizable bottom trawling fleet, such as France and Spain.
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