Fw: Tell Spain to stop destructive bottom trawling

[Guest guest]

this cartoon sums it up

Greenpeace

 

Most EU governments as well as countries outside of Europe - like the USA,

Australia and Brazil - want a moratorium on the very destructive practice of

high seas bottom trawling, but Spain is stalling.

 

Perhaps this is because Spain has the largest bottom trawling fleet in

Europe. A fleet of 55 vessels that now seems to hold the EU as hostage in

ocean protection.

 

High seas bottom trawlers tear up an area of seabed more then 30 times the

size of Spain each year.

 

Tell the EU Fisheries Commissioner and the Spanish ministers to stop lagging

behind, and support a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling at the UN this

year.

 

Click here to send your message now:

http://www.email.greenpeace.org/jkdsvv_yzzmbpz.html

 

And pass it on!

 

-- Sari

Greenpeace

Defending Our Oceans team