Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-17-Speech-4-087"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-06-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:A catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100617.5.4-087"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-17-Speech-4-0882
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Damanaki2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would again like to thank the rapporteur and everybody for the very good interventions. I would like to repeat that this report will help us to have very good catch documentation, and I hope we will use it. I hope it will be a very useful instrument in our effort. The EU has to give the message that IUU fishing is unacceptable and that this applies to our vessels – to EU vessels – but it also applies to vessels under other flags. I would like to say that we will do all we can to persuade everybody that we have to cooperate in order to avoid this IUU fishing. We can do that. We have weapons and we will use them. Concerning the general discussion on the bluefin tuna issue, I would like to say that we have to face the problem as it is now. We already have a scientists’ decision, and we have to respect it, but we also have the ICCAT efforts. We work there, we can use the ICCAT efforts, we can do our best. On behalf of the Commission I can say that you can be sure that we will do our best to protect this species. I understand that you have a very difficult situation here, and we have the very difficult situation because the price of this fish is very high. We are talking about a lot of money in the international market, so it is not an easy battle. What I can say is that we can use all our weapons. I would like to remind you that underestimating our weapons is not the proper way forward. We have the weapons and we are going to use them. I have already used them, and you need only take notice of what my friend Mr Cadec said in his intervention. As regards the future, we will see after the scientific advice during November what will happen. We are doing our best to cooperate with Member States and the Council to reach a satisfactory decision."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Maria Damanaki,"1 "Member of the Commission"1
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