Euro MPs back large-scale fishing reform to save stocks

[muriel_volestrangler]

The European Parliament has voted for sweeping reforms of the controversial EU Common Fisheries Policy.

The package includes measures to protect endangered stocks and end discards - the practice of throwing unwanted dead fish into the sea.
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With an estimated 75% of Europe’s stocks overfished, there has been enormous public and media pressure over this latest attempt to shake up the CFP.
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MEPs are sharing power with the Council - the EU governments - on fisheries policy for the first time. There is still some dispute about the amount of influence MEPs can exert over fishing quotas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21352617

Good news, as long as the governments don't block it in response to pressure from lobbyists.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

1. Sounds good in theory,

but lets hope that we don't see European factory ships on our Atlantic horizon, pillaging what they can to offset their losses. There were altercations between Canada and Spain about about their trawlers overfishing the Grand Banks, back in the 90's.

With major stumbling blocks now at the fore in CETA (Canada-Europe free trade) talks, a desperate Harper would think nothing of sacrificing Maritime ecology and sustainability in order to get a deal done.