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"Mr President, rapporteurs, thank you for your contributions and efforts, although I can imagine that Mr Stevenson is not altogether happy that his name has been associated with this report. There is a reason for this.
With regard to the Hudghton report, I should like to say that it is crucial in future to really involve regional consultative committees in order to keep, and use, the mix of science and hands-on knowledge as closely to fishing as possible, thus giving us information and allowing the topic to be approached from a more European point of view.
I should like to make a few comments with regard to the Fava report. These are tough times, of course. There must be severe cut-backs, as the Fisheries Council decided in December 2002. There is a plan to cushion the negative social and economic impact of restructuring, which is necessary and unavoidable. It is particularly unfortunate and regrettable for people who are hit by it. I set great store by implementing the plan as effectively as possible, and this should be backed up by the necessary resources. It is important, in my view, for the sector itself to be involved in the plans that are required to offer these people new opportunities. Money on its own cannot offer a structural, long-term solution. In recent years, subsidies have been granted continuously to the small-scale sector that was facing difficult times, but this money has not led to a smoothly-running small-scale fishing industry. Therefore, if resources are deployed, it should be with the intention that the sector can ultimately help itself and take its future into its own hands. I have already tabled amendments to this effect in the past. Structural change, offering alternatives, is what is crucial.
The Member States also have an important role to play, not only by handing out subsidies but also by changing policy, setting up new tasks and creating new opportunities for the sector in society. I think that we should indeed learn from this experience, and I hope that we can maintain a balanced policy."@en1
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