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The report contains a mixture of undisputed findings and hypotheses and draws conclusions which, at the very least, force us to question the rapporteur's intentions. For example, its findings on the pollution of marine ecosystems – and hence of fish – by dioxins which can pass into the food chain are correct, as are its findings on the dangers of using genetically-modified fish from third countries. But apart from that, no accurate data are given to support its conclusions on the overexploitation of resources and the dangers to fish stocks.
Unfortunately, the report fails to name and shame big business in the fishing and fish processing sector as the main cause of these problems. Big business is to blame for polluting the seas with sewage, dioxins and other contaminants; it has no compunction about using any methods in the production process which maximise its already obscene profits and is totally indifferent to the environmental implications. For the same reason, big business is now busy producing and releasing genetically modified organisms, fish etc. into the environment. It is big business in the fisheries sector, which runs huge fishing fleets of powerful, high-capacity vessels and huge processing factories to turn the fish into pet food etc., which is to blame for any overexploitation of resources and for polluting the seas.
And while both the Commission proposal and the report fail to highlight the tragic consequences of this action and fail to hold it accountable, the report basically calls for fishing activities to be frozen by introducing "biological rest areas" and measures to develop aquaculture, which even the report itself questions at another point. If this policy takes hold, it will kill off entire regions of the ΕU which depend on fishing and will damage the interests of the small and medium-sized fishing enterprises which have no part in industrial pollution or the overfishing of resources. At the same time, the report uses incentives to replace the fishing fleet and incentives to strengthen aquaculture to reward industry, simply asking that it change direction.
It is for these reasons that we are unable to vote in favour of the report. However, because certain issues and findings in the report are correct, we shall not vote against it."@en1
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