Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-04-Speech-3-107"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fisheries2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021204.5.3-107"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-04-Speech-3-1082
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Stihler2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to concentrate on the cod crisis. It is a tragic day today if we are meeting here not to focus on the positive reform of the CFP but to debate the fate of fisheries in the North Sea. As we all know, ISIS has recommended no fishing for haddock and whiting in these areas unless ways to harvest these stocks – and I am quoting – ‘without by-catch or discards of cod’ can be demonstrated. ISIS has also implied severe restrictions in the fisheries of nephrops, plaice and sole with – and I quote – ‘stringent restrictions on the catch and discard rates of cod with effective monitoring of compliance with those restrictions’. I am glad that the Commission has moved away from an all-out moratorium. However, sadly, due to the nature of mixed fisheries, 80% would still effectively mean the same: a closure of fisheries in the North Sea. I would like to commend the work of the UK and Scottish Fisheries Ministers; the UK Fisheries Minister Mr Elliot Moreley, the Scottish Fisheries Minister Mr Ross Finny and the Secretary of State for Scotland, Mrs Helen Liddle. They are fighting for the future of Scottish fisheries and the final decision ultimately rests at their doors, not ours. However, we have to consider what kind of future we want. Do we actually want to say: ‘sod the cod and allow fishing to continue and just hope for the best. The other stocks will not go the same way as the cod’? Or, do we want to work through, in a cooperative manner, with industry, ministers and other organisations to seek a common solution? Whatever solution is agreed, change is inevitable. At present there is no specific UK/Scottish counter-proposal to what the Commission is proposing. However, doing nothing in the light of declining cod stocks is not an option. The difficult task of reaching a quota figure that is sustainable yet scientifically credible remains. The next two weeks will be critical to finding a solution to this crisis."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Stihler (PSE )."1

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