In a surprise outcome, the European Parliament voted 16 January to ban a type of electric fishing that has demonstrated environmental benefits, as part of legislation to reform Europe9s fisheries. The proposed end to "pulse trawling"—in which short bursts of electricity get flatfish out of the sediment and into nets—is a major disappointment to Dutch fishing companies, which have invested heavily in the technology; they claim it is less damaging to marine ecosystems than traditional bottom trawling and saves energy. But fishing groups in other EU countries are increasingly angry about competition from the Dutch pulse trawlers. And a coalition of environmental organizations worries about harm to nontarget marine life. Other nongovernmental organizations say pulse trawling has promise to reduce environmental impacts and that ending it now would penalize the fishing industry for innovating. The vote is just the first step in negotiations with the European Commission and member states over the large package of fisheries reforms.

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欧洲水域电钓引发紧张局势

出人意料的是，欧洲议会于 1 月 16 日投票通过禁止一种已显示出环境效益的电动捕鱼，作为改革欧洲渔业的立法的一部分。提议终止“脉冲拖网”——即用短时间的电力将比目鱼从沉积物中带出并进入网——这让荷兰渔业公司大失所望，他们在这项技术上投入了大量资金。他们声称，与传统的底拖网捕捞相比，它对海洋生态系统的破坏更小，而且可以节省能源。但其他欧盟国家的渔业组织对来自荷兰脉冲拖网渔船的竞争越来越感到愤怒。一个由环保组织组成的联盟担心会对非目标海洋生物造成伤害。其他非政府组织表示，脉冲拖网有希望减少对环境的影响，现在结束它会惩罚渔业的创新。此次投票只是与欧盟委员会和成员国就大规模渔业改革进行谈判的第一步。