French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement to restrict bottom trawling in French marine protected areas (MPAs) has prompted sceptical reactions among environmental NGOs, even though others welcomed it as "a good first step."
In a statement released Sunday, environmental protection group Bloom said that Macron had "confirmed that the imposture of France's maritime protection policy would continue, namely that there would never be a binding framework to truly protect so-called protected marine areas."
