FILE PHOTO: A fisherman puts a tyre onto a fire at a road block, as they protest the practice of electric pulse fishing, in Boulogne sur Mer, France, January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Thursday lost its fight against an EU-wide ban on electric pulse fishing after Europe's top court said EU lawmakers have wide discretion in making legislation.
Pulse fishing is widely used in the Netherlands, which says the technique reduces unwanted bycatch and avoids ploughing nets along the seabed.
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