Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-29-Speech-3-047"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20020529.5.3-047"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"Mr President, I would like to welcome the Commission's package of reforms affecting the common fisheries policy. I am also pleased to see that little has been changed from the original objectives of reform.
The existing common fisheries policy has failed to achieve its objectives. It fails to provide an adequate living for many fishermen and, at the same time, it fails to conserve fish stocks for present and future generations. We have to make hard choices. In the new CFP, we must cut the existing EU fleet; however the EU should not make a blanket cut but take into account the different sizes of the EU national fleets.
For example, the Scottish fleet has already shrunk in recent years to a more sustainable size. We must see an end to the subsidising of boat-building and put this money into helping fishermen who are coming out of the industry to find new employment. We must see the retention of the 6 and 12-mile limits as proposed by the Commission – most Member States agree that these act as a safeguard for coastal regions especially dependent on fishing – with much closer involvement of the fishing industry via the new regional advisory councils in the development and operation of fisheries management measures. We must seriously examine the problem of discards and we need improved inspection and enforcement standards across the Community and an equalising of these standards.
Finally, we need better agreement on fishing in developing countries' waters, based on sound science to prevent over-exploitation of stocks. I look forward to the next six months. The sooner we get a conclusion, the better. Time is short, but if the will is there I am confident we can have a CFP fit for this century."@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples