EU fisheries face crisis
December 18, 2012, Tuesday
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THE European Union's executive commission is calling for a new approach to protect dwindling fishery stocks and eliminate a system of catch quotas in which scientific advice is widely disregarded.
The WWF wildlife group last Friday described how EU nations have followed scientific advice in only 13 percent of their decisions on setting quotas in the past nine years. WWF said EU nations' fisheries quotas are on average 45 percent higher than scientific recommendations.
"We see the consequences of this bad decision-making in depletion of fish stocks," said WWF expert Roberto Ferrigno.
The commission called on legislators support a drastic policy review when their fisheries committee votes on the reform. EU nations will begin marathon negotiations this week to divide up catch quotas for next year.
The WWF wildlife group last Friday described how EU nations have followed scientific advice in only 13 percent of their decisions on setting quotas in the past nine years. WWF said EU nations' fisheries quotas are on average 45 percent higher than scientific recommendations.
"We see the consequences of this bad decision-making in depletion of fish stocks," said WWF expert Roberto Ferrigno.
The commission called on legislators support a drastic policy review when their fisheries committee votes on the reform. EU nations will begin marathon negotiations this week to divide up catch quotas for next year.
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