EU: MEPs rebuke EC for plan to ban fisheries in marine protected areas

Published 2024년 1월 23일

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed concerns over the European Commission's proposal to ban mobile bottom fisheries in marine protected areas by 2030, arguing it could negatively impact coastal economies and increase pressure on other fishing areas. They have called for a more balanced approach, involving fishers in defining these areas, and a pragmatic application of the EU common fisheries policy. The Parliament has also adopted new proposals promoting environmentally friendly fishery, clear labelling, and biodiversity restoration, in response to citizens' expectations from the Conference on the Future of Europe.

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MEPs rebuke EC for plan to ban fisheries in marine protected areas (MPAs). MEPs have criticised the Commission’s proposal to ban mobile bottom fisheries in marine protected areas and want reforms of the EU common fisheries strategy to address specific issues. Following a morning devoted to debating the EU’s fisheries strategy, in particular the proposals conveyed in the Commission’s fisheries package, MEPs voted on and approved three reports on the issue. A more balanced approach to define marine protected areas Parliament, according a plenary vote on a draft report, today, thinks the Commission took an oversimplified approach when proposing the phasing-out of mobile bottom fishing in all marine protected areas by 2030, and calls for balance and the participation of fishers in the definition and implementation of these areas. The report “EU Action Plan: protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries”, approved in plenary with 402 votes, 95 ...

Source: Fish Focus