Examples of using Drift-nets in English and their translations into German
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Whereas restrictions on the length of drift-nets are required;
The use of drift-nets was the subject of a Parliament resolution of 12 July.
Whereas Regulation(EC) No 894/97(5) regulates fishing with drift-nets;
If the urgent study concluded that drift-nets were not harmful, they should continue to be used.
It still has a fleet of 40 boats,an old fleet still using drift-nets.
The plan to abolish drift-nets evidently will involve some funding from Community sources.
Does the Commission think it might be useful to try to persuade Italy to stop using illegal drift-nets?
All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets intended for the capture of species listed in Annex VIII shall operate under the following conditions.
The Council once again stressed the importance offully respecting current Community legislation on drift-nets.
Fishing with illegal gear such as drift-nets is highly destructive, as it ruins marine habitats, endangers marine wildlife and threatens sustainable fisheries.
The Court found that Italy had failed toadequately control and enforce the EU ban on the use of drift-nets.
In order to ensure that drift-nets do not pose a hazard to shipping, drift-netters should be obliged to keep the net attached to the vessel and the headline submerged.
This Decision provides for a compensationscheme encouraging fishermen to cease fishing with drift-nets targeting certain species.
The master of a fishing vessel using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which he must record the following information on a day-to-day basis.
The accompanying measures will apply only to fishermen and/or theowners of vessels who can show that they used drift-nets in 1995, 1996 or 1997.
While we have EU rules which limit drift-nets to a maximum of 2.5 kilometres in length, is the Commission aware that the Italian swordfish fleet uses nets as long as 20 kilometres?
Until 31 December 2001 that list shall not include those fishing vesselscarrying out experimental fishing other than by means of drift-nets.
As from January 2002,the EU has completely banned the use of drift-nets, irrespective of their length, intended for the capture of certain fish stocks, such as albacore, bluefin tuna and swordfish.
Incidents have already occurred, notably at night, between fishing vessels and patrol boats,whose propellers have been caught up in drift-nets which have not been properly extended or indicated.
All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep on board the prior authorisation to fish issued by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
Adopting this measure will bring substantial environmental benefits, without having a significant impact on the fisheries sector,because fishermen will be able to continue using drift-nets outside the fishing zone containing the Darwin Mounds, or, within the protected zone, using towed nets that do not come into contact with the seabed.
The Commission's verifications indicate that drift-nets are still used illegally in Italy in large numbers, and that actions taken by national authorities are neither sufficient, nor efficient enough to deter their use.
The origins of this case go back to 1992, when the EU adopted the drift-net ban prohibiting the use of drift-nets of over 2,5 km in length in response to a 1991 UN General Assembly moratorium on large pelagic drift-nets.
Vessels which have hitherto used drift-nets of up to 5 km should be authorized to fish with drift-nets of up to 2.5 km, or, where appropriate, should immediately apply for Community aid for the reconversion of the fleet.
Until 31 December 2001, a vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing,one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 after receiving authorisation from the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
Whereas Community vessels which have fished with drift-nets for those species are subject to economic constraints necessitating a phasing-out period; whereas the continuation of fishing with drift-nets by these vessels should be authorised until 31 December 2001;
Finally, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, I would like to ask you if the fact that several European boats- andI hope you will tell me just how many- have replaced their drift-nets with other high yield methods has brought about greater protection for tuna fisheries or if, quite the opposite, we are now seeing increased pressure on tuna populations, which is the opposite effect to the one we wanted.
It shall be prohibited toretain on board tuna caught using drift-nets in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain or Portugal in ICES subareas VIII, IX and X, or in CECAF areas around the Canary Islands and Madeira, or to fish for the said species in the said areas with the said gears.
Once there is an agreement, the Member States using drift-nets in the Atlantic will have to send control vessels: you can imagine what the economic cost of that initiative would be.
The retention on board of tuna which are caught using drift-nets in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain or Portugal in ICES sub-areas VIII, IX and X, or in CECAF areas around the Canary Islands and Madeira, or the fishing for the said species in the said areas with the said gears shall be prohibited.
