Brussels, 13/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament (EP) is likely in May to approve the agreement on port state measures aiming to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. The EP fisheries committee has adopted the recommendation by Carmen Fraga Estévez (EPP, Spain) backing EU ratification of the agreement signed at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in November 2009.
The key aim of this agreement is to prevent,...