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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recovery of cod stocks in the Irish Sea2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010212.7.1-107"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-12-Speech-1-1082
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; CONT (2000-07-03--2001-09-02)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the survival of cod is seriously endangered in various European waters. The Commission is rightly introducing measures which should protect this species of fish from extinction. But like the emergency measure which the Commission has announced for the North Sea, its measure for the Irish Sea is also half-hearted. The Commission's measures are chiefly based on political feasibility and lack the necessary scientific basis. In the case of the emergency measure for the North Sea, a measure which particularly affects the Dutch fishing fleet was opted for. Politically it is feasible, the fact is that things are going well for the Dutch fleet and other Member States and fleets appear to hate this. That is why the Dutch protest and the alternatives put forward do not win approval anywhere. Closure of an area does not have a sufficient effect on the recovery of the cod. Neither in the North Sea nor in the Irish Sea. The fact is that fishing will move to open areas where spawning may be taking place and young cod may be present. If fishing moves to areas where concentrations of young fish are present, then the measure itself will hamper the recovery of the cod. In addition, it is striking that the North Sea emergency measure does not prohibit targeted fishing of cod with stationary nets, in which precisely those fish ready for spawning are caught, within the twelve-mile zone and within the plaice box. As a result of greater fishing pressure in open areas, stocks of other species of fish and seabed ecosystems will also be damaged. The alternative measure that has been put forward by the Dutch State Secretary for Fisheries, on the other hand, offers cod a much better chance of survival. This plan, a suspension of all cod-related fleets for a substantial number of weeks per year, can still save the cod. And at least as important, this plan is supported both by maritime biologists and the maritime sector. However, the Commission does not consider the policy to be feasible. Its emergency measure may result in our only finding cod in one kind of European water soon, that is to say in formalin. Unfortunately, Mr Nicholson is adopting the half-hearted stance of the Commission in his report. Of course, the blow to the fishing industry is great, but the blow will be much greater if there are no more cod left soon. The Commission must examine how it can accommodate the fishermen financially, undoubtedly the fishermen will have to make sacrifices. In order to provide for the future, Dutch fishermen are willing to do so and I am convinced that the Northern Irish fishermen possess the same willingness. That just leaves the Commission."@en1

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