Holland Shellfish - strip mining Mauritania's seafloor (English)

Publicatie - 19 juni, 2008
In January 2005, the Dutch government banned cockle dredging in the Wadden Sea, following a September 2004 ruling by the European Court of Justice that associated practices violated the European Birds and Habitats Directives.

Cover report 'Holland Shellfish - strip mining Mauritania's seafloor'

Take a look at the Greenpeace video about Mauritania and the shellfish industry (duur 6:20)

Auteur: Greenpeace

Omschrijving: The ban on cockle dredging in the Wadden Sea was one of several recent measures taken around the world against bottom trawl fisheries, and for good reason.

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