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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to raise the issue of banning salmon driftnets in the Baltic. Firstly, I would like to stress that in contrast to nets used in other areas, these nets do not represent a serious threat to the biodiversity of marine life. In addition, there is no scientific evidence that they represent a serious threat to porpoises in the central and northern areas of the Baltic Sea.
Banning driftnets in the Baltic would effectively mean the end of Polish salmon fishing, as there are no alternative nets that could be used in our waters. There was no scientific justification for the decision taken and no account was taken of the position of the countries concerned. These countries did not become Members of the Union until 1 May 2004, and the decision was taken a mere four days before enlargement.
For all these reasons we feel that the compromise solution would be the best way forward. It would involve postponing further bans on nets in the Baltic for three years, until appropriate scientific data is available to justify the need for such measures or deem them unnecessary."@en1
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