Ministers from the EU and involved third countries adopted an action plan in Malta on Wednesday 26 September to support and promote artisan fishing over the next ten years in the Mediterranean and Black Sea (see EUROPE 11755).
In this region, artisan fishing accounts for more than 84% of the fleet and employs 62% of labour on ships (24% of the total value of unloaded fish), but stocks are overfished, threatening the survival of artisan fisheries.
European Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu...