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It is very difficult to make a blanket statement; obviously we have a ban on driftnets with a very large span because of the negative effect they can have on the sustainability of fish and their impact on bycatch cetaceans. There we have a total ban on the use of driftnets.
With driftnets that are much smaller in size and where there is no risk of cetacean by-catches, the Commission’s position is more open. If, on the basis of scientific study, it can be concluded that driftnets do not create undue pressures on the sustainability of salmon or any other fish stocks and there is no risk of by-catches of cetaceans, then we take a more open approach. That is why, because of the reports and criticism in Ireland, we have commissioned the study to see what the situation is and how the management of the stock is proceeding. If we see that there are undue pressures on sustainability then we will take the necessary remedial action.
Perhaps it is somewhat misleading to point the finger at one particular type of net. There could be other types of net that are not classified as driftnets but that, in particular circumstances, could have an even more negative impact on the sustainability of fisheries. Therefore the task of the Commission is to restore sustainable fisheries where they do not exist and where we are fishing sustainably – which is the exception, not the rule – to maintain sustainability."@en1
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