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I support this proposal for a regulation, which seeks to establish measures to combat the incidental catch of cetaceans such as dolphins and porpoises, during fishing activities, with the corresponding amendment to Regulation (EC) 88/98.
In fact, although the conservation of cetaceans is subject to protection under the 'Habitats' Directive, the measures contained therein have not proven sufficient to guarantee an appropriate level of protection.
Because the most serious problems appear to be caused by gill-nets and drift nets, I believe it would be appropriate to lay down rules and limits on the use of these fishing techniques, and I therefore endorse the proposals tabled to this end.
Nevertheless, and despite the findings of some existing scientific papers, I regret the fact that there are no more precise data that would enable a precise calculation to be made of the number of cetacean by-catches, and the European Union must strive to remedy this lack of information as a matter of urgency. We must, in fact, obtain reliable data on population units and on the incidental catches of cetaceans in various fishing grounds and at a later date, draw more wide-ranging conservation measures."@en1
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