The Coulombray Ghost Net
French officials turn hostile when Sea Shepherd does their job
In September 2016, local divers reported a ghost net measuring approximately 2000m² abandoned by poachers in Le Coulombray, a popular diving site off the Mediterranean coast of Palavas les Flots (near Marseille, France). A year later, the authorities had only offered vague promises to remove the net which has been stifling everything beneath it, so Sea Shepherd’s divers began pulling it up themselves this month as part of Operation Mare Nostrum, an ongoing campaign to remove ghost nets from the Mediterranean Sea. But instead of thanking the volunteers, the French authorities instead issued a press release expressing their disapproval and possible charges against Sea Shepherd. This is the response from Sea Shepherd France President Lamya Essemlali.
https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/ghost-net-coulombray/
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