CCB supports the joint call on the European anti-fraud office to open a formal investigation about electric fishing
CCB • June 13, 2018
CCB has signed the joint formal request, lead by the Bloom Association, to the European Anti Freud Office (known as OLAF from the French “Office européen de lutte antifraude”) to conduct an investigation into whether fraud has occurred in relation to the Dutch electric trawl fishery.
Electric fishing is one of the worst fishing practice and it MUST be banned in Europe!
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- To know more about electric fishing, read the complete information document here
- To support the call to action, visit: www.stopelectricfishing.org
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