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== The dutch Scandal == | == The dutch Scandal == | ||
If pulse electric fishing is a technic used since the 1970s, most countries (including China) came to the conclusion that its effect on marine life were destructive which led the European ban of 1998. | If pulse electric fishing is a technic used since the 1970s, most countries (including China) came to the conclusion that its effect on marine life were destructive which led to the European ban of 1998. | ||
The law was however quickly ratified (unofficially as a result of the work of the dutch lobby), allowing a maximum of 5% of the fleet of each EU country to pursue electric trawling for research purposes. | The law was however quickly ratified (unofficially as a result of the work of the dutch lobby), allowing a maximum of 5% of the fleet of each EU country to pursue electric trawling for research purposes. | ||
From 2006 onwards, the EU granted up to 84 illegal permits to the Netherlands, which allowed it to equip around 40% of its total fleet with electric pulse systems. | |||
From 2006 onwards, <u>the EU granted up to 84 illegal permits to the Netherlands</u>, which allowed it to equip around 40% of its total fleet with electric pulse systems. | |||
The European commission seemingly omitted to mention a scientific document delivered by the STECF<ref>The Scientific, Technical And Economic Committee For Fisheries - scientific organ of experts of the European commission</ref> a month earlier. This report stated that electric pulse fishing still seemed to be detrimental for marine life and that multiple problems related to the practice would have to be solved before granting any permit. If there seems to be no proof of this so-called “lobby work” of the dutch, the facts are that the European overpassed its own scientific commission to grant these permits. | The European commission seemingly omitted to mention a scientific document delivered by the STECF<ref>The Scientific, Technical And Economic Committee For Fisheries - scientific organ of experts of the European commission</ref> a month earlier. This report stated that electric pulse fishing still seemed to be detrimental for marine life and that multiple problems related to the practice would have to be solved before granting any permit. If there seems to be no proof of this so-called “lobby work” of the dutch, the facts are that the European overpassed its own scientific commission to grant these permits. | ||
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Since 2007, at least 21.5 | Since 2007, <u>at least 21.5 million€ of public subsidies</u> have been allocated to the development of the industrial electric fishing fleet in the Netherlands for research that was never conducted.<br> | ||
Moreover, EU laws also demand that, if commercial fishing activities occur during the conduct of scientific research, the value of the catch be paid back to public authorities to avoid scientific research being used to generate undue profits — this law was of course never applied. | Moreover, EU laws also demand that, if commercial fishing activities occur during the conduct of scientific research, the value of the catch be paid back to public authorities to avoid scientific research being used to generate undue profits — this law was of course never applied. | ||