Top French court orders closure of fisheries amid mass dolphin deaths

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READER ADVISORY: This story contains images of dead wildlife that some viewers may find disturbing. A spokesperson for the EC, who declined to be named citing commission policy, told Mongabay in an email that some species like corals or sea pens, which take years to recover from damage caused by fishing gear, would need to be protected by long-term or permanent closures. “We are sacrificing the dolphins to the fishing sector,” she said, adding that we don’t just need to fish better, but also fish less

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