This is BirdLife Europe reactive statement to today’s European Parliament vote on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which will dictate how public money is spent on the EU fisheries sector till 2020.

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Last week we attended a workshop about rescuing sea turtles and cetaceans, which was organized by University of Primorska in Koper as a part of the project NETCET (Network for the conservation of Cetaceans and Sea Turtles in Adriatic).The workshop was targeting all those who spend a lot of time at sea (fishermen, biologists, environmentalists …) and can at any time meet injured or weakened sea turtles and cetaceans. We responded to the invitation with great interest since the sea turtles and cetaceans share their environment with Mediterranean shags and other sea birds, which are being protected through Natura 2000 mechanisms.
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