We've got it all wrong on fishing strategy, says EU – at least that is the "take" of The Times. It tells us that the EU commission is admitting that Europe's fishing industry is on the brink of suicide and several species are in danger of extinction after 25 years of policy failure. Officials, we are then told, have admitted five key failings in the EU's Common Fisheries Policy as they prepared to tear up the idea of a centrally dictated strategy. They have launched the search for an alternative, saying that much of the responsibility for fishing must be returned to EU member states.

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Perhaps I am a wee bit cynical,but could the FRENCH fishermen protesting have had anything to do with this ?

After reading this article I was nearly in tears , and so angry , why dont they listen


http://www.sovereignty.org.uk/features/ ... hing7.html

How will this square with Spanish problem....ie: they want to fish anywhere at any time.

It also stinks of coming out in front of the Elections.

There's some hope of Iceland joining the EU, which would make their waters open to plunder. That will delay the inevitable for another year or two.

They would be mad to join.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_han ... oin_the_eu