A message on the reform of Common Fisheries Policy
The members of the Mediterranean Platform of Artisanal Fishers (MedArtNet) have addressed MEPs on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy with the aim of demanding funding that advocates the recuperation of marine resources, because, as they reminded the European members, “without fish there is no fishing”. Those who really understand the subject, because they are in daily contact with the marine environment, underline the need to incorporate new elements into the regulation, like the co-management of fisheries, giving the fishermen a voice and a vote to deal with the reforms in an environment that, inevitably, they know better than anyone. More