02/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 2 September, the European Parliament approved a Southern Indian Ocean fisheries agreement. The report by Philippe Morillon (ALDE, France) was adopted by 646 votes to 26, with 14 abstentions. The new regional fisheries management organisation will have responsibility for the effective conservation and management of non-tuna fish stocks in the deep waters of the Southern Indian Ocean. The Community signed the agreement setting up this organisation in...