Secular Café: EU fisheries policy may veer towards sustainability

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EU fisheries policy may veer towards sustainability Feb 7th 2013, 18:27 I'll believe it when it's happened. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21352617 Quote: The European Parliament has voted for sweeping reforms of the controversial EU Common Fisheries Policy. The package includes measures to protect endangered stocks and end discards - the practice of throwing unwanted dead fish into the sea. Wasteful discards are reckoned to account for a quarter of total catches under the current quota system. There are hopes that the changes can become law by next year, after more talks with the 27 EU governments. The MEPs voted for the package by 502 votes to 137. The Greens in parliament called the vote "historic". Spokeswoman Isabella Lovin said it would "finally put the EU's fisheries policy on a sustainable footing".

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