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March 2018, dutch minister Carola Schouten publicly admitted<ref>See NOS article [https://nos.nl/artikel/2224621-schouten-brussel-gaf-zelf-toestemming-voor-vergunningen-pulsvisserij.html/ here]</ref> to the dutch parliament, that scientific research had not yet been carried out when the European Commission was asked by the dutch to issue additional licenses: | March 2018, dutch minister Carola Schouten publicly admitted<ref>See NOS article [https://nos.nl/artikel/2224621-schouten-brussel-gaf-zelf-toestemming-voor-vergunningen-pulsvisserij.html/ here]</ref> to the dutch parliament, that scientific research had not yet been carried out when the European Commission was asked by the dutch to issue additional licenses: | ||
“<i>Even when it was clear that our scientific research into pulse fishing was not yet underway, the committee gave permission for a third party on fishing boats</i>.” | “<i>Even when it was clear that our scientific research into pulse fishing was not yet underway, the committee gave permission for a third party on fishing boats</i>.” | ||