In 2009, the European Commission said the CFP had failed to sustainably manage fish stocks and had to change.
The draft proposals for the new CFP will be published in Brussels at noon on Wednesday 13th July. The proposals are likely to recommend a discard ban. Some progress but at the moment it remains just that, a proposal and in the mean time the policy of discarding unwanted fish and those caught over quota continues..
If like me, you feel strongly about the need to protect both our fish stocks and our fishermen’s livelihoods - before it's too late, then you should sign up to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's "Fish Fight"
So please, have a look at the website at fishfight.net!
The draft proposals for the new CFP will be published in Brussels at noon on Wednesday 13th July. The proposals are likely to recommend a discard ban. Some progress but at the moment it remains just that, a proposal and in the mean time the policy of discarding unwanted fish and those caught over quota continues..
If like me, you feel strongly about the need to protect both our fish stocks and our fishermen’s livelihoods - before it's too late, then you should sign up to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's "Fish Fight"
So please, have a look at the website at fishfight.net!
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