Leading green group WWF claimed recovery of European fish stocks will take more than 100 years under current proposals from the Council of Ministers.
Core elements of the reform package relating to discards, subsidies and stock recovery are under dispute, and negotiations between the European Parliament and Fisheries Ministers over what shape future EU fishing laws should take, may collapse.
The EU Parliament wants to reduce fishing activity to allow stock recovery by 2020, with stock size and catches managed according to the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) principle WWF said implementation of Parliament’s proposals could result in the recovery of three-quarters of overfished European stocks within the next 10 years.
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