date:Jul 13, 2012
A similar statement was signed by the EU and the United States in September last year.
Illegal fishing is a criminal activity. Europe is committed to fight it and we have been building alliances worldwide, said Commissioner Damanaki. Today's agreement with Japan will help us enforce the rules, and it moves us closer to clearing our seas of dishonest fishermen.
The EU and Japan have already put in place a number of legal measures to combat IUU fishing, such as the EU's IUU Regulation. Both a