Brussels, 16/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - The EU Court of Auditors says in a report published on Tuesday 16 September that “overall”, the European fisheries fund (aid for 2007-2013) “did not offer effective support for the sustainable development of aquaculture”.
Each year the EU produces about 1.3 million tonnes of fish from aquaculture, and the sector has a turnover of €4 billion. One of the aims of the common fisheries policy (CFP) in the period up to 2013, and its funding...