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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min read

Report: Italy blocks proposed MPA in Adriatic Sea

FAO is negotiating a series of new measures to reduce the devastating impact of trawling and make fishing in the Adriatic Sea sustainable.

The institution of the Mediterranean's largest protected reserve was part of the package, but the Italian government has blocked it.

https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Italy/Strait-of-Otranto-Italy-vetoes-the-proposed-protected-reserve-197704

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