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"Mr President, the Community Action Plan for fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea presented by the Commission is an initial major step towards sustainable management of the sector. However, what we have here are a series of good intentions which, although we do not fully support them, need to be implemented with some urgency.
A number of points, rightly emphasised in Mr Lisi’s report – and I would like to congratulate Mr Lisi – are particularly important. The Commission rightly considers that one of the key elements to bear in mind, with a view to a sustainable approach to fisheries in the Mediterranean Basin, is the specific nature of the Mediterranean itself. Quite right. I would point out that the principal areas of reproduction and repopulation of many – not all – species of fish in the Mediterranean are concentrated in the coastal areas. On behalf of the UEN Group, I can therefore only welcome the European Commission’s proposal providing for delegation to the Member States of responsibility for managing coastal fishing.
I would also point out that another specific characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea – a relatively small, warm sea compared to the northern seas – is the fact that few single-species schools of fish are formed. Precisely for this reason – and here I am disassociating myself from the Commission’s proposal – I feel that the Mediterranean fisheries system does not lend itself to the effective implementation of TACs and quotas.
We support the Commission’s line on enhancing and improving scientific research in the Mediterranean and involving fishermen’s associations in key decisions in the fisheries sector: these are points of primary importance which I am afraid it is not possible to go into in more depth here. I would, however, like to highlight the excellent proposal to allow professional organisations to participate in the future Advisory Council for the Mediterranean which we hope to see established.
In conclusion, still on the subject of the specific nature of the Mediterranean, I would like to emphasise a point which is genuinely important and crucial for the sector’s economy, a point which certainly applies to Italy in any case. We must make every endeavour to support the small-scale fishing, the traditional fishing which, in addition to providing a vital source of employment for countless families, is the guardian of an age-old tradition which Europe must protect and safeguard."@en1
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