Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean

The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ (EPP, SP) in which it recommends the European Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion, on behalf of the European

Union, of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean.

At the same time, Members called on the Commission to work actively in all fora, both international and bilateral, that may be attended by countries with fishing fleets in the region covered by the Convention to promote the signing, ratification and implementation of the Convention in order to speed up its entry into force.