Le monde: In Brussels, storm warning on sustainable fishing

Date: 9 March 2021

Article summarising the European Commission’s concerns on the issue of “margin of tolerance”, created by the European Parliament plenary vote, which will increase under-reporting and mis-reporting of seafood catches.

In a communication issued last month, the European Commission expressed that such amendments could lead to “massive overfishing” and undermine “the credibility of the European Union” and lead to the “deterioration of fish stocks”.

Original article here (in French, partially behind paywall).