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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-11-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121122.31.4-260-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-11-22-Speech-4-260-2502
lpv:speaker	lp:Salvatore Iacolino2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; INTA (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; LIBE (2012-01-23--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-12-08)3 member; CRIM (2012-03-28--2013-10-23)3
lpv:translated text	"‘Finning’, or the removal the fins of sharks on board vessels, with the remaining parts of the animal’s body being thrown into the sea, has been banned in the EU since 2003. In order to put an end to this practice, it should be made mandatory for sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached to their body. Many fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea practice finning since the sought-after shortfin mako and blue shark are both common, although these species might soon be listed as threatened with extinction. Illegal fishing is on the rise in the Mediterranean, in part due to the high demand for shark fins and the prices that they command. This type of non-sustainable fishing causes serious damage to the marine ecosystem, especially in recent years in the Mediterranean, where there is evidence that a number of shark populations have been affected by the practice. Greater cooperation is required in order to combat this illegal practice on board fishing vessels. To this end, the Member States must step up controls both at sea and in port, preventing the bodies of sharks from being thrown into the sea. Finning must be made transparent, controlled and above all regulated, so that it can be considered a sustainable and non-invasive form of fishing."@en1

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