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"en.20130415.19.1-169-000"2
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"Madam President, in the UK (and I am sure in other Member States too), consumers increasingly want to purchase and eat fish which has been caught from sustainable stocks. They rely on certification schemes to inform this choice. Plentiful and nutritious mackerel caught in the North-East Atlantic had received approval under the Marine Conservation Scheme and was beginning to feature very widely on menus, both privately and in restaurants. This has all come to an abrupt halt following the unilateral actions of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. So things are getting tougher for the UK pelagic fleet, and this will probably worsen further when frozen stocks run out. No-one is suggesting the collapse of the stock yet, but with no agreement in sight this will happen eventually.
What we do have already is a collapse in price, meaning that European fishermen who have behaved well and followed the rules are getting half the returns they were getting two years ago. So I join my colleagues in asking the glaringly obvious questions: why has the Commission not secured a viable deal with the Faroes and Iceland? In the absence of such a deal, when will the Commission use the powers granted by Parliament six months ago – not last week, but six months ago – and take action to bring about a change in behaviour? Finally, what steps is the Commission taking to revive the Coastal States Agreement?"@en1
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