Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/EU-Fishers-Declaration-Handover-in-Brussels-27MZIFVVOE26.htmlConceptually similarEU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4TCompleted★★★★EU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4UCompleted★★★★EU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4VCompleted★★★★EU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4WCompleted★★★★EU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4XCompleted★★★★EU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsGP04C4SCompleted★★★★Dimitris Zannes at Fisheries Congress in BrusselsGP04C17Completed★★★★Dimitris Zannes at Fisheries Congress in BrusselsGP04C1UCompleted★★★★Jerry Percy at Fisheries Congress in BrusselsGP04C10Completed★★★★View AllGP04C4YEU Fishers Declaration Handover in BrusselsEU Small Scale Fisherman, Jerry Percy, Dimitris Zannes, Luis Rodriguez and Anne-Marie Vergez, hand over the common declaration to a representative of the EU rotating Presidency (Cyprus). The joint declaration, advocating environmentally friendly fishing to protect the oceans and ensure that fishing has a future, was agreed yesterday at the European Artisanal Fishermen's Congress in Brussels by representatives of small-scale fishermen from across Europe who met there to put coastal and low-impact fishing at the heart of the on-going reform of European fisheries policy.Locations:Belgium-Brussels-EuropeDate:19 Nov, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / Philip ReynaersMaximum size:4536px X 3019pxKeywords:Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)-Espace Léopold (EU parliament building)-European Parliament (organisation)-European Union (EU)-Fisheries-Fishers-Fishing (Industry)-Government buildings-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Medium group of people-Meetings-Oceans (campaign title)-Politicians-Sustainable fishingShoot:EU Artisanal Fishermen's Congress in BrusselsRepresentatives of small-scale fishermen from across Europe meet 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. Delegates adopt a joint declaration advocating environmentally friendly fishing to protect the oceans and ensure that fishing has a future.
