On Thursday 11 March, the European shipowners ofEuropêche were disappointed in the results of the plenary vote providing for mandatory video surveillance for certain vessels over 12 metres (see EUROPE B12676A11).
“In general, the European Parliament’s position improves the European Commission’s proposal by modernising monitoring and enforcement measures without penalising or creating excessive bureaucracy for fishermen”, Europêche said in a statement.
This organisation considers...