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"Madam President, towards sustainability, that is the future of the fishing industry. It is important not only to draft these reports, but also to consider aquaculture and safe conditions within the fishing industry. It is unfortunate that the report was late, although this was followed by very fast work. Truly impressive. Further to the votes in the committee meetings, there are now sound reports before us. Despite this, we should, in addition to the precautionary measures that need to be observed, also consider the situations we are facing. ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, is keen to reduce the catch quota of flatfish even further, while the safe margin is in sight. This cannot be completely justified. We should, however, ensure that we do justice to historical catch rights in the new common fisheries policy; these should not be jeopardised. Moreover, we should think very carefully about access to the seas. I am, of course, thinking of the North Sea, but the point I am trying to make is that fishing unquoted species is dangerous, because quoted species are caught along with these. It is at present extremely difficult to check whether the quoted species are left alone. Should they be thrown overboard or taken somewhere? It has in any event a huge impact on those keeping track of the quotas and is important for the valuable species. In my view, this additional burden on the stocks is unacceptable, certainly if quotas were to dwindle even further. People have already taken the pressure off on their own initiatives. It will therefore be very difficult to sell this. Policy and management are dependent on the support base within the sector. In my view, we should prevent the sector from straying too far, and we will also need to involve it in creating and thinking of new solutions. This is why it is also extremely important for control and sanctions to be harmonised at international level. As for international fishing, I condemn unilateral measures, for they do not have a positive bearing on sustainable fish stocks.
My final comment is: thank you, rapporteurs who have written the reports. I think that we have a sound basis to vote on this report in Parliament."@en1
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