Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-05-Speech-3-373"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070905.25.3-373"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-05-Speech-3-3742
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Stihler2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, few of us will dispute the importance of having long-term sustainability of commercial fish stocks. The EU signed up to the commitment made by the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 to reach maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in fisheries by 2015 at the latest. It is vital that we open up the debate on how to achieve the goal of reducing fishing pressure on vulnerable species, and this report by Ms Fraga Estévez is an important part of that process. The merits of fishing at low levels of fishing mortality and building up a more robust spawning stock were also considered in the Net Benefits Report by the UK Prime Minister’s strategy unit. As a Scot I am all too familiar with the pressures on vulnerable fishing stocks such as North Sea cod, and all the more with the practical difficulties of applying management plans in mixed fisheries areas such as off the Scottish coasts. The difficulties do not remove the obligation to act. I welcome the recognition by the Commission of the need for stakeholder involvement and that regional advisory councils (RACs) are included in the proposed process for taking this forward. Some of the RACs have already begun to consider long-term management and the issue of MSY, and it will be important that the strategy is developed in partnership with stakeholders. At this stage we should not get too side-tracked by discussing the technicalities of what MSY actually is and how it should be applied. A more important focus is bringing fishing opportunities into better balance with available stocks for a more sustainable future."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Catherine Stihler (PSE ). –"1

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