According to the EC

88% of European fish stocks are overexploited. Of these, 69% are at risk of collapse.

Each day in European waters :

• More than 55,000 tonnes of oily and bilge waters and fuel waste are spilled into the sea
• More than 350,000 hectares of the sea bed are impacted by trawlers
• 20,000 tonnes of fish are taken out
• Up to 3,000 tonnes of fish bycatch are thrown back dead.
• Discards can reach 90% of the total weight of the catch in some fisheries.

Will the next generation EC fisheries policy be able to overcome the resistance to change and make any substantial difference ?

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