The EU-Canada maritime partnership is committed to combating the negative effects of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries, marine pollution and climate change.
The European Commission and Canada have agreed to continue to collaborate closely across the maritime and fisheries sectors. Representatives of the EU and Canada met in Montreal in July for the annual EU-Canada Summit. The EU-Canada maritime partnership agreement includes clear commitments to combatting the negative effects of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries, marine pollution and climate change. It will also help to facilitate the sustainable development of marine and maritime sectors and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’.
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said: The vast challenges our oceans face have been one of the priorities of my mandate from climate change to plastic pollution to illegal fishing. No country, or region, can tackle these problems alone. I am delighted that, together, EU and Canada are leading the way to healthier oceans.”
2018 – Published by Pan European Networks Ltd in Congleton, United Kingdom