Does EU fisheries policy favour big industry?

A screen shot of the front page of the new Seas at Risk study

Source: Seas at Risk

Yes, according to one new study, which argues that current use of the rules and the lack of implementation of some of them benefit a privileged group of large-scale fishers at the expense of smaller ones.

The study, published by Seas At Risk and its members BUND, Ecologistas en Acción and Sciaena, in cooperation with Only One, finds that despite their high efficiency and productivity, small-scale fishers often experience low wages, part-time employment and exclusion from decisions.

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