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15.05.09 00:05 Age: 1 yrs

RFA contribution at the meeting of the 'Pêche & Développement' network on small-scale fishing.

 

May 15, 2009

The European Union (EU) is currently working on reforming the Common
Fisheries Policy through its 'green paper'. In this context, the 'Pêche
& Développement' network organized on May 15 2009 a meeting in order to
reflect on the theme 'For a sustainable small-scale fishing, today's
stakes'. The RFA contributed to this event through a document
transmitted to organizers that describes the organization's position on
several fishing related issues: ecolabels, socioeconomics, work of the
EU bodies, individual transferable quotas, etc. The RFA has also brought
its support to the 'Pêche & Développement' network for the reflection on
the future of the French small-scale fishing. The RFA document is
available online here (in French).

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Did you know?

There are many forms of illegal fishing, including fishing without a license, misreporting of catches, fishing in closed areas or with illegal gear and taking undersized fish. The EFTEC research estimates the cost of these practices in selected fish groups across five Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs): €10 billion of lost catches by 2020; €8 billion of lost stock value in 2020; and 27,000 lost jobs in the fishing and processing industries. Source: Pew Charitable Trust, 2008.