Elspeth Attwooll MEP
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| Elspeth Attwooll MEP | <info@elspethattwoollmep.org.uk> | 20th November 2008 |
Tackle Illegal Fishing Globally - Attwooll MEP12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 5th Jun 2008 Elspeth Attwooll MEP has welcomed a new European Parliament report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, saying that it represents an important step in the right direction on a problem that has to be tackled globally if it is to be solved properly. The Lib Dem MEP for Scotland said: "Illegal fishing is something that needs to be tackled on a global basis, as more localised measures often have negative impacts on other areas. We have to do more than just displace the problem. It's also important to make sure that we assist in the improvement of inspection and control mechanisms in developing countries, and not just those with which we have fisheries partnership agreements. EU measures are definitely an important step in the right direction. I hope that the Commission, Parliament and Council alike will now be active in promoting the adoption of a binding convention to tackle the problem at United Nations level." ENDS Notes: Illegal fishing forms an astounding part of all fish caught each year, and is second only to the huge annual haul of the Chinese fishing fleet. The Aubert Report develops the Commission proposal for a Community system "to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing". It was overwhelmingly backed by the Parliament, with 624 votes for, 12 against and 8 abstentions. It is available at:
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