'The Great Trawl Case': BLOOM Sues French State to End Marine Destruction
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(FRANCE, 7/14/2025)
Responding to ongoing marine ecosystem degradation and political inaction, the NGO BLOOM has launched legal action against the French government. The lawsuit aims to halt the ecological damage caused by bottom trawling in metropolitan waters, a practice BLOOM asserts is illegal and sustained by massive public subsidies.
PARIS – Amidst the escalating destruction of marine ecosystems and perceived political inertia — recently underscored by the failure of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), hosted in Nice from June 9 to 13 — the non-governmental organization BLOOM is holding the French government accountable.
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, BLOOM submitted a formal legal notice to the French State, demanding immediate action to stop the ecological damage caused by the degradation of metro...
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