Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-13-Speech-2-210"
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"Madam President, Mr Varela's report is on a very important and interesting subject – that of the tuna industry. I would also like to thank him for taking on board many of the Verts/ALE Group's suggestions.
Many lessons can be learned from the way in which tuna fishing is managed. For instance, regional tuna management bodies such as ICAT have made great progress in combating fishing by vessels flying flags of convenience. Another example comes from the Pacific Ocean, where the regional body, the IATTC, has succeeded in dramatically reducing certain types of by-catch, namely dolphins. Finally, several tuna bodies are in the throes of establishing limits on the capacity of the fishing fleets that are allowed to be involved in the fishery.
The initiatives mentioned in Mr Varela's report are very good ones, but the report does not get rid of the remaining problems, especially the overfishing of several species such as bigeye and bluefin tuna, as well as the unacceptable amount of by-catch involving a wide number of species taken via so-called FAD fishing – the favoured method used by EU vessels. I believe it is essential that the EU clean up these aspects of its fisheries if it is to be committed to a sustainable fisheries policy."@en1
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