date:Feb 08, 2013
sustain them thereafter. Ultimately this should mean more fish, better catches and hence more jobs in the fishing industry.
The reform will rely on multi-annual fish stock management plans to ensure that fishing stays sustainable. Taking a longer term approach should improve market predictability, which in turn should help the industry to invest better and plan ahead. Multi-annual plans will be based on more reliable and accurate scientific data, which EU member states will be obliged to collec