Common Fisheries and Stock Protection Policy

26^th March 2012

On 19th and 20th March the 27 Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers held a public debate on a draft regulation for the common fisheries policy. The proposal to ban dumping was received positively by most of the Member States. They also agreed on a proposal for the common organisation of markets in the fishing sector and in products from aquaculture and on the European Fisheries Fund. They stressed that the role and responsibility of manufacturing organisations had to be strengthened. Ministers then adopted conclusions which are mainly based on the promotion of a more sustainable fishing policy both from an external and internal point of view. The Council finally adopted a position on the protection of sharks.

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