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"en.20121122.31.4-266-000"2
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"I am in favour of effective controls that will ensure compliance with the ban on shark finning.
I support the general consensus that the fins and bodies of sharks should be landed in the same port. However, I do not think it necessary for the fins to be landed while still attached to the bodies. The latter option, which was rejected at the recent meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, creates needless extra costs when it comes to the storage, handling, processing and prompt sale of catches, which could jeopardise the viability of a considerable segment of the sector.
I am in favour of checks in the port of landing by means of independent certification, based on criteria established by official bodies. This is a reasonable solution and one which the sector would be responsible for implementing. It would set a powerful precedent for the worldwide control of fishing activities. Only if it failed to deliver the desired results would more stringent procedures need to be applied.
On the other hand, I am pleased to note that the Ferreira report on small-scale coastal fishing and artisanal fishing and the Lövin report on the external dimension of the common fisheries policy incorporate many of the amendments I tabled."@en1
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