September 14, 2020 — The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has voted in favor of steps that would bring more transparency to E.U. fisheries activities and traceability to seafood supply chains.
ENVI’s proposed amendments to the fisheries control regulation include:
- Vessel tracking and catch reporting to be required for all E.U. vessels.
- The use of cameras on part of the fleet to ensure full and verifiable documentation of seafood catches.
- Migrating the current paper-based seafood traceability systems into a digital format.
- Information on fisheries monitoring and control efforts to be made public.
- Making the sanctioning system more effective and considerate of environmental rules in all member states.