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"Mr President, I start with a finding made by all my honourable friends who spoke previously: in numerous areas, stocks of eel have fallen by up to 90%. In many rivers, eels migrating upstream for spawning have fallen by over 95%. We are heading for an ecological disaster. Everyone recognised earlier – and we all agree on this – that we need to take measures to deal with this situation.
The target has been set: the escapement of adult eels must be at least 40%. However, we propose the following: the measures taken must not be fragmentary; they must be scientifically proven and must be taken in cooperation with fishermen. We need the fishermen, because they know the subject better than anyone and, at the same time, we need their consent and their cooperation to ensure the measures are more effective.
I heard with a great deal of pleasure – as many others acknowledged – that it is not just fishermen who are to blame for the present situation. Pollution is to blame, various technical works are to blame and many other factors are to blame. However, what is important is the final finding on the matter in question. Account also needs to be taken of the peculiarities of each Member State and of the differences between free and controlled fishing.
To close, I would emphasise that we need to consider how we are to combat copious uncontrolled exports to third countries, because if we leave them free, with the trend described today, we shall empty our waters of eels and we shall not have any to send to the Orient anyway."@en1
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