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"Madam President, rapporteur and Commissioner, this report is a tragic tale about a fish which one author has quoted as literally changing the world in the past thousand years. The beginning of this new millennium is very different from the beginning of the last. There has been a fishing spree across the world touching everywhere, the Irish Sea being no exception, and the results are devastating.
The dramatic decline in cod in the Irish Sea is all too apparent. From 1988 to 1997 the Republic of Ireland's cod catch declined from 5 821 tonnes to 1 492 tonnes. It takes no mathematician to tell you that conservation is critical if there are to be cod fisheries at all in the Irish Sea. Before I speak about technical measure, no one has talked about the fish itself. Did you know that cod will eat anything? Cod are quite lazy fish. The whiteness which we all enjoy eating actually is due to sluggishness rather than muscle tone yet the irony is that cod is a dieter's delight. Cod contains only 0.3% fat and boasts 18% protein, and when dried the protein dramatically increases to 80%. There is no waste in cod. The range of culinary delights a cod provides is extensive – and there are books written about this.
This report outlines the technical measures which can be used to preserve juvenile cod. It deals primarily with mesh sizes and nets. The rapporteur does mention compensation, but I say this with some caution: compensation is a slippery slope. It can provide short-term solutions for a longer-term problem. Sustainable fisheries, where fishermen and their families can survive alongside conservation measures, are mutually beneficial. That will allow cod stocks time to replenish in order to ensure sustainable fisheries again.
Let us make sure that in this millennium people can enjoy cod from the Irish Sea just as much as they did in the last millennium."@en1
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