"Perhaps in view of the economic and social consequences of adopting measures which would be consistent and necessary but also highly unpopular, the Member States are pursuing a policy of 'laisser faire, laisser passer', in the hope that normal developments, the ever sharper fall in catches, will themselves cause the fleet to cease operating owing to the lack of any economic interest, since exploiting the resources will no longer be viable", he adds.
Vērtējot dalībvalstu centienus panākt zvejas kapacitātes un zvejas iespēju līdzsvaru, deputāti vērsa uzmanību uz to, ka, neskatoties uz zvejas flotes samazināšanu ES par aptuveni 2 % gadā, absolūtos daudzumos zivju resursu izmantošana tomēr nav samazinājusies.