Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-20-Speech-3-202"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021120.3.3-202"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-20-Speech-3-2032
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Andersson2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2000-10-04--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". We Swedish Social Democrats decided to abstain in the final vote on this report. We reached this view because we believe that, although the report emphasises the importance of sustainable development in fishing, of environmental issues being integrated into the reform of the common fisheries policy and of the further need to clarify the environmental impact of industrial fishing, it also contains a host of signals and statements which we cannot support. For example, we oppose state subsidies for a fishing fleet which is already too large in relation to fish stocks, despite the fact that there are probably deficiencies in terms of safety on some fishing vessels. Such vessels should be scrapped rather than upgraded to contribute to continued overfishing. The long-term aim of the fishing industry must be sustainable development. Fishing capacity must therefore be cut in order to bring it into balance with existing fish stocks. That is something about which there can be no doubt. Sustainable fishing is not the enemy of the fishing community but its greatest friend. We are also highly sceptical about the statement in the report that no impact analysis to date has been able to prove that further reductions in capacity would benefit the environment, particularly as we currently know very little about the way the various parts of the ecosystems affect each other. Although it is surely the case that greater investment in increased marine research in the future may bring about clearer conclusions in this area, the precautionary principle dictates in any case that a reduction in capacity is a necessary – if insufficient – measure."@en1

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