On Monday 30 March, the European Commissioner for Fisheries, Costas Kadis, presented to Member States’ ministers the outcomes of the dialogue on coastal and small-scale fishing, organised on 24 November.
Coastal and small-scale fisheries account for around three quarters of the EU’s active fleet, and more than half of employment at sea (see EUROPE B13758A11).
Mr Kadis stressed the need to ensure fair competition within the EU and with third-party operators, to simplify access to the...