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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10691
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) fisheries

Fishing sector puts forward anti-discards plan

Brussels, 18/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - The fisheries sector criticises the radical proposals put forward by the European Commission on banning the practice of discards, that is the practice of throwing unwanted fish back into the water. The sector, however, seeks to be constructive in its approach. On Tuesday 18 September, fisheries associations presented their ideas suggesting an obligation to offload (thereby banning discards) species of fish and crustaceans whose stocks are threatened...

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