Brussels, 04/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament fisheries committee, on Wednesday 3 December, adopted the report by Alain Cadec (EPP, France) on implementing the obligation to land all catches, or discard ban, contained in the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP).
“We took a much more pragmatic approach than the one proposed by the Commission. The discard ban constitutes a major change for fishermen, and they have to be given time to adapt. Implementation, then, has...