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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8348

27 November 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
Commission proposes measures to reduce by-catches in context of mixed fishing - towards ban on discards in 2006?

Brussels, 26/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - In order to complete the chapter on the conservation of fishing resources and management in reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the European Commission adopted, on Tuesday, a plan of action to combat by-catches and the discarding of fish. Measures proposed concern reducing the fishing effort, using more selective nets and preventing catches of juveniles, as well as closed areas and real-time closure. The Commission even plans to launch a debate...

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