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EU fishing deal - sustainable reform needed
June 13, 2012 10:00 AM
Originally published by Andrew Duff MEP
Originally published by Andrew Duff MEP
Lib Dem Euro MP for the East of England Andrew Duff, has welcomed the deal by Fisheries Ministers but says a lack of a definitive timetable is disappointing.
The agreement, reached at 4.30am by the Council of Ministers, representatives from all 27 EU fishery Ministries calls to end the practice on discards, which have been highlighted by the Channel 4 Fish Fight campaign as well as moves to regionalise the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
"Whilst we are one step closer to seeing the end of the wasteful practice of discarding fish, the timetable of up to six years is not in the interests of consumers or the fishing community in the East of England.
"It appears very little has been agreed beyond a gentleman's agreement to end overfishing. In the coming months we must see more progress on the details of sustainable reform of fishing.
"The coalition government must press harder to get all EU members to sign up to a long lasting, radical reform.
"We need to move the debate quickly and promptly before our fishing stocks are beyond repair. We continue to have too many boats chasing too few fish in Europe."
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