Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-143"
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I welcome this report on the measures needed to protect the elver industry in Europe. Changing tastes and a collapse in stock have transformed what was a local, cheap seasonal delicacy into a luxury product, almost exclusively for export to the Far East. The life-cycle of elvers is still not properly understood with gluts and shortages alternating in a not fully understood pattern. Yet the drop of stock levels over past decades seems to be outside the normal range of variation. If action is not taken, this small but locally important industry may die. I support the restriction on fishing, while agreeing with the Commission the need to identify when bans will fall needs investigation, as yields vary with the phases of the moon and not days of the month. I also support limits on exports to protect stocks, which I am sure the WTO will support, and financial help from the EU to ensure rivers remain open for the passage of elvers. We may have to revisit this issue in future, but at least we are finally taking some action."@en1
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