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The distinct identity of the outermost regions, as manifested in a specific set of problems requiring special treatment by the European Union, has once again been recognised by the European Parliament. This time it is in the context of the common fisheries policy – an area in which the specific nature of the outermost regions is particularly evident – when Parliament decided in favour of the need to extend the exclusive fishing zone for regional fishing vessels from 12 to 50 miles. This measure makes very good sense for two main reasons:
First, since the opportunities open to fishermen in these regions have shrunk, it is vital to expand them by increasing the exclusive fishing area to 50 miles.
Secondly, this is also a way of ensuring the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fish stocks in the seas of the outermost regions.
In addition, the fishing capacity of the regional fleets is limited, and the fishing methods used in these regions are environment-friendly, in that they are fully compatible with the overriding need to guarantee the conservation of fish stocks.
I therefore welcome Parliament’s adoption of this important measure for the outermost regions and also the PPE-DE’s vote in its favour, which was decisive in its success."@en1
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