date:Jul 22, 2014
shery as what it really is: illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU), and those who are practicing it should be included in the EUs list of IUU vessels, added Mr Pastor.
The illegal use of driftnets is particularly worrying in a region like the Mediterranean, where 91 per cent of fish stocks are overexploited, and several fish stocks, including that of swordfish, are declining.
This situation is also exacerbated by Italys importation of swordfish illegally caught with driftnets in Morocco, wh