European Parliament 8 March 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0686/01 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. FIFG and reduction of the EU's fishing effort.

instrument for obtaining the requisite data on vessels. Ratification of the New York Agreement relating to the conservation and management of straddling stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (adopted in August 1995 and signed in December 1995 at the United Nations) would also help to regulate activity on the high seas and would require greater international cooperation by non-member countries