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As is the case for North Sea Cod, 9 out of 10 fish stocks are over-exploited in the waters

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of the European Union, despite management efforts at European level under the Common

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Fisheries Policy.

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In its Green Paper calling for a reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, the European

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Commission draws attention to this situation, caused by the over-capacity of the European

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Fleet. Too many boats are chasing too few fish. The main priority of this upcoming reform

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will be to put an end to this over-capacity, in order to end over-exploitation and re-establish

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the viability of the fishing industry.

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To launch this reform, the Commission has just published its Green Paper. In it, the

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Commission paints a less-than-optimistic picture, and asks not only for the opinion of those

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involved in the sector, but also that of all citizens interested in fishing, seafood and

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our marine ecosystem.

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It is through this consultation that we hope to address issues which are very relevant,

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for example, how to reduce capacity, how to eliminate discarding of fish, how to involve

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and responsibilize the fishers themselves even more through, for example, results-based

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management.

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These and other questions must be dealt with, and solutions must be found, if European fisheries

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are to have a future.