Fish stock conservation: technical measures for highly migratory species

The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Yves PIETRASANTA (Greens/EFA, F) which aims to lay down technical measures to conserve stocks of highly migratory species of fish. Parliament adopted a number of non-binding amendments. MEPs are concerned about dwindling stocks, especially of tuna and swordfish and therefore want to see practical measures to result in better monitoring of activities. These would include, for example more details on vessels ownership and expanding the list of fished deemed to be "highly migratory" to include dolphins and whale sharks. �