Technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean

The report by Mr BALDARELLI has been adopted. The Commission proposal aimed to bring Community legislation into line with decisions taken at the 21st ordinary meeting of the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in May 1995, by introducing a ban on fishing for bluefin tuna for a certain period each year. The Committee adopted a single amendment to the draft regulation calling for a study to consider an all year long ban on sports fishing and, as a temporary measure, for fish to be considered undersize if their dimensions are less than the minimum specified in Annex IVa for the relant species. �