This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. On Tuesday, MEPs will meet to discuss the Fisheries Partnership Agreement reached by the European Commission and the Central African country. Controversy is likely to be sparked first among EU heads and later in Gabon about the nature of the deal.
The agreement will enable 27 tuna trawlers, six tuna vessels and four trawlers to use Gabonese fishing waters. The European Commission believes that this will create a framework for cooperation and governance with Gabon. Ben Habib, a former MEP and Chairman of the Brexit Watch, insists that it will end badly for Gabon. He told Express.co. Gabon is making a huge mistake in signing this new fishing deal with the EU.
The EU says the agreement will guarantee the respect of the fundamental values of its Common Fisheries Policy. What they mean is that they intend to fish dry Gabon s waters. They will destroy their local environment when they take their industrial-sized fishing vessels to Gabon. There are fears of environmental damage within the EU. Caroline Roose MEP of the Europe Ecology Group said that four EU trawlers, along with other vessels, will have an impact on Gabonese ecosystems. READ MORE: Boris scandal blamed UK stance for '' change.
Previously fishing agreements between the EU and African nations have faced fury after being accused of contributing to overfishing. As part of the agreement, the EU must make a financial contribution of 1.6 million euro c. 1.4 million per annum for the development of the Gabonese fishing sector, according to SeafoodSource. Since the currency was created more than two decades ago, this was a record high. Although EU heads are likely to insist this is too much, Mr Habib suggests that, considering its losses, the figure is paltry for Gabon. He said that the EU sees fish as a resource to exploit in the UK. They have destroyed stocks in the North Sea by dredging up the seabed and electrocuting all living creatures within their catch. They kill more than they want or need and throw back, dead, the surplus.