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"Madam President, I congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Aubert, on her report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The question we are debating here today is of particular interest if account is taken of the repercussions which it has both on the marine environment and on legal fishing.
I believe that more measures need to be taken to control and stamp out illegal fishing, both at European level and at the level of regional fisheries organisations. We must act. We must protect the environment, legal fishermen, consumers and the legal order. We need to be decisive and strict.
Illegal fishing is one of the most fundamental reasons for the collapse of many fish stocks. In reality it undermines all our efforts to exploit fishery resources rationally and to protect the marine environment.
Apart from the environmental impact, it also has adverse economic repercussions because it distorts competition between fishermen and affects the viability of those acting in accordance with the legislation enacted.
However, I shall also examine this issue from the point of view of the human factor: often illegal fishing has repercussions on the safety of crews, given that they only have minimal guarantees in respect of the terms of employment and safety of human life at sea. Illegal fishing means illegal and uncontrolled employment.
As you know, this is not a new phenomenon. However, the increased demand for fisheries products, in conjunction with a reduction in available resources has caused a burgeoning of this phenomenon, especially by vessels sailing under flags of convenience.
The report by Mrs Aubert covers the most important aspects of the problem which need to be examined, such as:
firstly, the responsibilities of the state under whose flag the vessel is sailing;
secondly, the responsibilities of the state in which the fish are landed;
thirdly, the responsibilities of the productive classes involved in transporting and marketing fisheries products until they reach the consumer."@en1
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