Europe will 'privatize' the ocean

The European Commission (EC) has plans to reform its fishing industry by granting quotas to fishing vessels for at least 15 years.

The purpose of the proposal is to end the situation of disposing of fish not large enough. (Source: BBC ).

The proposed reform of the Common Catch Policy (CFP) will be released in July so that these amendments can be implemented since 2013. According to environmentalists, the essence of this amendment is' almost will privatize ocean ownership ".

One of the central policies of the proposed reform is to eliminate the status of disposal, by applying a quota system based on how much fish is brought to the port, instead of how many children are beaten. catch.

Also according to the Proposal, the fishing boats will record and bring to shore everything they catch. This rule applies to some species such as mackerel, herring and tuna starting in 2014. Regulations for cod, fish meluc and flounder will be made from next year, then all Commercial fish species will be regulated by this law from 2016.

The EC text does not say how the ban on elimination can be used to allow fishermen to be flexible in case of catching many types of fish at the same time.

' If applying a ban on disposal from 2015, it will be the most blunt policy of all blunt policies. No fisherman can say: I will go fishing today and only catch efin. That's impossible , "said Bertie Armstrong, executive director of the Scottish Fishing Federation .

The most profound impact of the Proposal is the mandatory transferable quota policy that applies to ' all fishing vessels of 12m or more . and all fishing vessels of less than 12m with spare parts '

The captains will be guaranteed a partial quota within the national quota for a period of at least 15 years. This quota can be exchanged, and if approved by the government, it can be traded with fishing vessels in other countries.

' Two years ago, the EC issued a CFP assessment but was heavily criticized for not being able to manage its fish resources effectively. We feel that this proposal does not solve the situation, ' said Markus Knigge of Pew environmental group.

It is unclear how exactly this policy will be implemented, and the groups of fishermen are lobbying to protest, especially in areas such as the North Sea, where many species are caught and often swim. together.

This policy has been applied on a small scale in some European Union countries, such as England, Iceland and New Zealand. CFP has been implemented for 28 years for the purpose of controlling mining quotas at a sustainable level, but has long been criticized for causing the opposite effect. Up to half of the amount of inadequate seafood is being discarded after being caught because fishing vessels exceed the quota.