Article 6M3BG Conservationists condemn France’s protest over UK’s bottom-trawling ban

Conservationists condemn France’s protest over UK’s bottom-trawling ban

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Karen McVeigh
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Paris claims ban breaches UK-EU trade deal but environmentalists say dispute is hypocrisy', given Macron's rhetoric on saving oceans

France has been accused of hypocrisy by conservationists over a fresh post-Brexit dispute with the UK over fishing rights.

France launched an official protest after the UK banned bottom trawling from parts of its territorial waters last month, with the aim of protecting vulnerable habitats.

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