Control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish: regional fisheries organisations' recommendations

The committee adopted the report by Patricia McKENNA (Greens/EFA, IRL) approving the proposal under the consultation procedure, subject to just one amendment. It pointed out that Article 19 of the regulation in its current form required Member States to attempt to deter their nationals from participating in illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing on board the vessels of non-Contracting parties. The article currently applied only to the ICCAT area, but MEPs felt that it should apply to the IOCT area as well.�