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EU fisheries reform would 'privatise oceans'

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Source: BBC News

11 May 2011 Last updated at 20:46 ET
EU fisheries reform would 'privatise oceans'
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News

The European Commission is planning to reform the EU's fishing industry by giving vessels quota shares guaranteed for periods of at least 15 years.

The commission will issue a proposal on reforming the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in July, to take effect in 2013.

But a draft obtained by BBC News outlines moves that some environmentalists describe as "virtual privatisation of the oceans".

Final decisions on fishing quotas will stay with politicians, not scientists.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13361822

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