I believe that fisheries have a positive roleto play in realising the goals of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, which obliges Member States to ensure thegood environmental status of the seas under their jurisdictionby 2021.
Creidim go bhfuil ról dearfach le himirt ag earnáil na n-iascach le cuspóirí Threoir Chreatlaí na Straitéise Muirí a bhaint amach, a chuireann dualgas ar na Ballstáit dea-stádas timpeallachta na bhfarraigí sin a chinntiú atá le fáil ina ndlínse féin faoi 2021.