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In fact, the green country, famous for its windmills and its peaceful pairies, may appear has one of the most advanced actors of the fight against climate change, whereas in reality the Netherlands is home to multiple institutions<ref>We can here reference the powerful Wageningen University which slogan says it all: “<i>To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life.</i> </ref> and lobbies<ref>We can here mention “VisNed”</ref> which do not shy away from breaking the law to reach maximum productivity.  
In fact, the green country, famous for its windmills and its peaceful pairies, may appear has one of the most advanced actors of the fight against climate change, whereas in reality the Netherlands is home to multiple institutions<ref>We can here reference the powerful Wageningen University which slogan says it all: “<i>To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life.</i> </ref> and lobbies<ref>We can here mention “VisNed”</ref> which do not shy away from breaking the law to reach maximum productivity.  


To that end, the scandal of “Electric fishing” has allowed NGOs<ref>In particular, french NGO [https://www.bloomassociation.org/nos-actions/nos-themes/peche-electrique/ Bloom], which played a major part in the affair.</ref> and the international community to shine a light on the Netherlands’s shameless violations of EU law, its extensive lobbying on the European Commission and its total indifference towards the state of the marine life in general.
To that end, the scandal of “Electric fishing” has allowed NGOs<ref>In particular, french NGO [https://www.bloomassociation.org/nos-actions/nos-themes/peche-electrique/ Bloom], which played a major part in the affair.</ref> and the international community to shine a light on the Netherlands’ shameless violations of EU law, its extensive lobbying on the European Commission and its total indifference towards the state of the marine life in general.


== But what is “Electric fishing”? ==  
== But what is “Electric fishing”? ==