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dcterms:Date	"2012-11-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121121.31.3-533-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-11-21-Speech-3-534-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Struan Stevenson2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, let me first of all congratulate Mr Ferreira on his important report on the small-scale fleet because not only is the artisanal fleet in EU waters by far the largest sector, representing over 80 % of the EU fleet by vessel number, with tens of thousands of fishermen, supporting thousands of coastal communities across the EU, but it is also a low impact sustainable fishery, matching all of the criteria that we are demanding as legislators. But the livelihoods of our artisanal fishermen are under threat. Changing marine ecosystems, fishing pressure from the larger, over ten-metre, vessels and human pressure on coastal areas are all contributing to a downward spiral for local fishermen, who for centuries have supplied fresh, high-quality, diverse, locally caught fish and shellfish to the market. We have an opportunity within the current CFP reform to correct this negative trend. Ever since the CFP was first introduced, there has been discrimination against the artisanal sector. The majority of fishing quotas have been allocated to large-scale fishing operations across the EU, leading to the situation where over 60 % of fish stocks in European waters are now fished beyond sustainable limits. Now of course we need to support the large-scale fleet because we are only 40 % self-sufficient in marine produce in Europe and we are increasingly dependent on imports of fish products from countries outside the EU, but the artisanal fleet have a key role to play in all of this. One of our core objectives must be to grant the right to fish to those who fish sustainably. That means reducing overcapacity, ending harmful subsidies and destructive practices, and restoring our seas to full health. These should be our guiding principles throughout the discussions on the CFP reform."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; PECH (2012-01-24--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Iraq (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Conservative Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-30--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Struan Stevenson,"1 "on behalf of the ECR Group."1
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