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". – Mr President, I support this report by Mr Freitas and think that the European Parliament should give a positive response to the report, the proposal for a Council decision and the conclusion by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation programme known as the AIDCP. I think that dolphins would vote for it if they could!
The goal of the AIDCP is progressively to reduce incidental dolphin mortalities in the tuna purse seine fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The aim is to reach zero levels through the setting of annual limits and the long-term sustainability of tuna stock in the agreement area.
I also welcome the fact that the WWF and Greenpeace are supporting and promoting the agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme because it is a legally binding instrument that consolidates the results of an effort of interested governments, the tuna industry and the environmental community that, in less than 20 years, has led to a dramatic reduction of the mortality of dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. More than 100 000 dolphins were killed in 1986 but thanks to this scheme fewer than 1 500 were killed in 2004.
The AIDCP has established two systems: the tuna tracking and verification system, and the dolphin-safe certification system. Many of us like to eat tuna and European consumers consume over 530 000 tonnes each year. Most consumers would like to know that the tuna we eat has not resulted in dolphin by-catch deaths. The accuracy of some supermarket dolphin-safe labels has been questioned and according to the WWF the AIDCP systems for tuna tracking and dolphin-safe certification together represent at present the only programme that can guarantee consumers that the tuna labelled as 'AIDCP dolphin-safe' has in fact been caught without killing or seriously injuring dolphins.
These outstanding results are obtained mainly through a system of independent observers on board, which is the only system that guarantees the coverage of 100% of the fishing trips by large tuna purse seiners in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and a set of stringent technical and operative requirements.
The new label which will be introduced in the EU now guarantees consumers that no dolphins have been killed. People's purchasing power has won the day. The international fishing community has now woken up to the fact that consumers will not accept unnecessary deaths or damage to our environment in the food and fisheries industries. I urge colleagues to support this report."@en1
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