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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I represent a country of whose history fishing and the sea are an integral part and in which the fisheries sector still provides around fifty thousand jobs. Against this backdrop, some fundamental criticism must be made of the Commission proposals. In their current wording, these proposals are unacceptable.
Our first criticism is that ending aid for fleet modernisation is totally unacceptable. Given that 40% of Portugal’s fleet is more than 25 years old, this would definitively sideline the overwhelming majority of Portuguese fishermen and prevent them from undertaking any modernisation. Our second criticism is that the ban on aid for the creation of joint enterprises for fishing outside Community waters will only serve to increase our imports from third countries; it would, therefore be sensible to continue to allow vessels decommissioned from the Community fleet to fish in the waters of third countries under these joint enterprises. Lastly account must be taken of the efforts that some countries, in this case Portugal, have already made under the Multi-Annual Guidance Plans for fisheries, where the effort that has already been made to reduce the fleet should now be considered and deducted from their targets.
To conclude, Commissioner, I should also like to say that other issues have not been given due consideration. For example: if a stock preservation programme exists, why are we continuing to allow fishing for the manufacture of fishmeal to take place? Also, why is it that no specific measures have been envisaged for the outermost regions, whose aquatic ecosystems are highly sensitive? In this regard it is crucial that a specific solution is found for these outermost regions which, in Portugal’s case, are Madeira and the Azores. I also hope that the opinion delivered by the European Parliament will take account of those aspects that have not been considered and that the Council is able to reach a reasonable agreement."@en1
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