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European Union throw out the rule book and start again

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It sounds like the EU have decided to throw the rule book away and start again. Allowing individual countries and commerical fishermen greater say -- anybody else think that sounds like a recipe disaster?! Perhaps I am being overly pessimistic, certainly the current system is not working well enough.

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Consensus on EU fisheries change
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | EU begins fisheries policy review

This one is an interesting critique.
BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch: EU fisheries paper catches the drift

This makes your vote in the upcoming EU elections more important than ever for spearfishing. [Remember also that the Greens are against hunting and fishing, including spearfishing.]
 
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