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"Madam President, I suppose that those of us who have remained can be thankful to Commissioner Bolkestein for being late. At least that has allowed us not to have to come back after 9 p.m. I am sure Commissioner Fischler is also pleased about that. However, this sort of thing should not happen in this House and we should organise our debates more efficiently.
I welcome this very good report and congratulate the rapporteur on producing it. As others have said, tuna is as important to the southern regions of Europe as cod and hake is to the northern ones, and those of us from the northern region can therefore understand the concerns. A very significant percentage of the catch goes to the processing industry, meaning that there are very many dependent jobs both at sea and on shore. Up to 60% of the fish caught are canned, as Mrs Stihler has said, and much of that is eaten by us in the northern hemisphere. I, like many people, am very fond of it. However, there are major issues at stake here and they are of concern to me. We can only support sustainable and responsible fishing. I agree with Mr Parish and others who expressed concerns about dolphins. That is something of concern to many people in my constituency. Ultimately, however, our fleets must remain competitive in the long term.
We must have quality control and the size of fish caught must be closely monitored. The Commissioner mentioned three important points, one of which is access to third countries. If we are going to have access to third countries – which is probably needed – it must be closely monitored and there must be tighter controls. Above all we must rule out illegal fishing and protect those species under threat. We need a mechanism for both long- and short-term strategies for the industry, but these must take into account the requirements of the industry and be sensitive to the issue of biomass and tuna stocks. We must work for a more sustainable industry in the future."@en1
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