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Fish sale at a EU market. (Photo: ClientEarth)
Multi-annual plan for North Sea not respecting CFP, environment group states
(EUROPEAN UNION, 5/30/2018)
Non-government organisation ClientEarth considers the North Sea multi-annual plan approved by the European Parliament (EP) will represent a huge blow to European Union fisheries.
The NGO ensures the deal on the table allows overfishing under certain conditions, in direct contravention of the aims of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and that it contradicts the position adopted by the EP in autumn 2017.
“This is a political deal that fails to put the future of European seas and industry first. It weakens EU law by allowing overfishing, includes different standards of fisheries management for different species and undermines the aim of having sustainable fisheries for all harvested species,” stresses ClientEarth lawyer Flaminia Tacconi.
In his view, this risks population collapse and devastating knock-on effects for fishermen, shoppers and the environment.
ClientEarth recalls that in September 2017, the European Parliament agreed on its position and began trilogue negotiations with the European Council, regretting that its progressive position was eroded during the talks, leaving an agreement that fails to deliver long-term, ecosystem-based management for the North Sea.
The NGO points out that they have already seen how the Baltic Sea multi-annual plan allowed overfishing of stocks on the verge of collapse.
They say that EU countries through the Council and the European Parliament must get on track and adopt multi-annual plans in line with EU fisheries law.
“In future, the European Parliament must back multi-annual plans that follow the Common Fisheries Policy, respect EU environmental law, and support environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries for EU industry,” Tacconi concludes.
Related article:
- EP approves multi-annual plan for North Sea demersal species
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