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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The exploitation of North Sea plaice and sole (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060927.25.3-328"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-27-Speech-3-3292
lpv:speaker	lp:Marianne Mikko2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, first of all let me thank the rapporteur for his good and important work. In my country, Estonia, fishing is more than just an industry or a means of earning a living. Fishing is an integral part of our culture. In a country surrounded by water on three sides, it could not be otherwise. I know families that have been involved in fishing for many generations. For them, fishing is not a business project, but a way of life. Industrial fishing has brought the lives of coastal fishermen to the brink of disaster. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the flounder and sole mentioned today are among the most endangered fish species. Half of the flounders caught using beam trawling prove to be undersized and must be thrown back. Most of these fish perish. Such waste is incomprehensible to fishermen whose families have been in the business for generations. It is clear that the use of wasteful fishing methods should be ended sooner rather than later. I hope that the European Commission will be able to conduct the relevant research as soon as possible and present proposals for the rapid replacement of existing fishing methods with naturally sustainable methods. I am well aware that the nature of fisheries does not permit as quick a response as would be possible in information technology management, for instance. I concur with the report’s recommendation to establish three-year fishing quotas instead of one-year quotas. This will ensure continuity in the fisheries. In ensuring continuity and sustainability, close cooperation with organisations that are familiar with local conditions will be very important. Of these, the rapporteur emphasises the North Sea Regional Advisory Council. The attempts to restore fishing stocks in the Baltic Sea, which feeds fishermen from five Member States, would be much more successful if they were supported by regional cooperation. As regards the Baltic Sea, I would like to emphasise here today that the Baltic Sea region deserves a separate entry in the European Union budget, as has long been the case in the Mediterranean region."@en1

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