Against the backdrop of the EU review of its fishing policy, non-governmental organization Oceana has called for an end to fishing subsidies.
The non-profit association calculates Portugal is one of the top-ten recipients receiving over โฌ130 million in 2009 while advancing โฌ3.3 billion as the level of total subsidies handed out by the EU. Oceanaโs Europe campaigner Maria Jose Cornax said โsubsidies to expand fleet size should stop (โฆ) financing a dangerous and unequal race for the last few fishโ before calling for more sea areas to be protected and greater commitment to research. Stating that EU subsidies are doubled where not tripled by what member states dish-out individually, Cornax added โin 13 member states, the subsidies received are actually higher than the total value of the fish landed.โ The EU is currently reviewing its common fishing policy with a new proposal due to be published in November. TPN/Lusa
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