European Parliament
James Hugh Allister (NI ). –
In the Commission documentation published for the upcoming Fisheries Council, reference is made to the prospect of cod fishing being brought within the framework of a ‘cod bycatch fishery’. Could the Commissioner elaborate on this, and could he define what is meant by a ‘cod bycatch fishery’? What would this mean in practice? Will it involve a percentage limit, and will we still have the lunacy of valuable fish being discarded? Could the Commissioner please cast some light on what is intended by the phrase ‘cod bycatch fishery’?

