Shrimp Fishermen Wrongly Accused for Years: Policy Based on Incorrect Data - NieuwRechts.nl

For years, Dutch shrimp fishermen have been under fire. They were said to harm the seabed life in the North Sea and promote the spread of the American razor shell. Now it turns out: science was wrong. An error in the measuring instrument led to incorrect conclusions. With major consequences for fishing families, permits and policy. The BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) wants this damage to be repaired, the party writes in a press release. Plas

BBB State Secretary Jean Rummenie denies the ecological impact of shrimp fishing and wants to give fishermen a nature permit for more than twenty years. To the displeasure of nature organizations and some fishermen. ‘As far as I’m concerned, they can tear up that permit.’