Artisanal Fishermen from Europe sign a banner to accompany a joint declaration advocating environmentally friendly fishing to protect the oceans and ensure that fishing has a future. Representatives of small-scale fishermen from across Europe are meeting at the European Artisanal Fishermen's Congress in Brussels to put coastal and low-impact fishing at the heart of the on-going reform of European fisheries policy. Small-scale vessels account for about 80% of the European fishing sector, but the European Union quota, subsidy and management systems have for decades favoured unsustainable industrial operators.