Managing Fishing in Marine Protected Areas

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The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, announced this Monday that Spain will expand its marine protected waters, a process that will include a new reserve to the northeast of the Balearic Islands to protect a breeding area of sperm whales. Currently, almost 21% of the territorial waters of the country is under some form of protection, which implies restrictions to certain activities to avoid impacts on the environment. With the announce…

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"I will announce the Government's project to prohibit fishing in 41 protected areas of the English Seas, covering an area of 30 thousand square kilometers," wrote Environment Minister Steve Reed, in an article published in The Observer. "The fishing has destroyed the most vulnerable areas of our oceans [...]. Its impact is impressive, causing incalculable damage not only to marine funds, but also to all nature," defended the Minister, without gi…