Finally getting it right? Marine Task Force welcomes major reform of Common Fisheries Policy.

Today, Members of the European Parliament have for the first time voted on legislative reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), a once in a decade opportunity to improve EU fisheries. The vote represents a major step; moving towards an end to the practice of overfishing that has decimated fish stocks throughout the EU. The Parliament voted for an end to discards and an end to over-fishing by 2015 and for the recovery of fish stocks by 2020. This could be the most significant step towards ensuring the future sustainability of EU fish stocks and for the long-term stability of the EU fishing fleet in a generation.