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I have voted in favour of this report because I believe that its approach to the issue of protecting the marine environment is the right one. As the rapporteur points out, decisions on fisheries management must be taken in close cooperation with fishermen, who are the main people involved and the most aware of the problem. They are motivated, of course, by the overwhelming need to ensure that their activities remain sustainable and they are also the main victims of damage sustained by the marine environment. Unlike the Commission’s approach, which suggests a global and uniform reduction of the pressure fishing places on stocks, not taking account of the specific characteristics of the various species and of the various fishing areas, we must, instead, follow the position adopted by the Santa Maria da Feira European Council, which recommended a sustainable balance between stocks and fishing. It should furthermore be noted that the fisheries sector is directly exposed to the consequences of marine pollution, suffering damage that is often far more devastating and is specifically exposed to accidents involving shipments of dangerous products, such as the latest and very recent accident involving the ship
on the Western coast of Galicia, the tragic sequel to the"@en1
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