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50 / THE OCEAN : BIODIVERSITY WHICH WE MUST PROTECT

Artisanal fishing is increasingly threatened although it is a solution
to current ecological threats.

AT THE HEART OF THE DEBATE
Artisanal fishing is a solution,

not a problem

Does fishing play a role against saving biodiversity in the Mediterranean?

Not at all if it remains artisanal, well managed and has a place in the original

geographic and economical fabric. This topic was addressed on 11 April,

through a conference organized by ECOMERS and Low Impact Fishers of

Europe (LIFE), in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation,

and gathering researchers from CNRS, the University of Côte d’Azur and

representatives of the fishing sector.