European Parliament
Duarte Freitas (PPE-DE ),
in writing
(PT)
Traditional inshore fishing plays a key role in the local economy of a number of fishing communities.
The lack of a regulatory framework applicable to the inshore sector has affected not only this sector but also the whole industry that revolves around it.
At a time when the fleets need modernisation and the workforce related to the sector needs a boost, solutions must be found to reverse this trend.
I feel that the adoption of this report is a step in the right direction in protecting the interests of fishing communities, not least in Portugal and the Azores.
For these reasons, I voted in favour of the report.

