Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-16-Speech-4-077"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030116.3.4-077"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-16-Speech-4-0782
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"In the past, the farming of sea fish seemed to be an absurd measure thought up by companies who were looking for new opportunities to tap into a market that would make them big profits. As the world population continues to grow apace and the seas are being emptied of fish at an alarming rate, it looks as if the farming of sea fish will probably be inevitable. Not in order to tap into a market but as an essential contribution to food supplies. Fishing villages on the coast that have lost their old source of income will probably be happy to join in. This change is not without risks. If we do go down this road, we will need guarantees to prevent accidents and unacceptable situations. Sick and deformed fish in overcrowded cages in coastal zones, in other words a new type of bio–industry, is something we do not want. Genetically modified fish in such cages can escape and irreversibly change all the life in the sea, for example, by wiping out any natural fish that are left. Adding substances that have never been used before to encourage fish to grow fast and thus increase the yield may contribute to further contamination of the sea. It is therefore a good thing that we are paying more attention to information about the consequences, protection of the marine environment and animal welfare which is threatened by this industry."@en1

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