Kommissionen er foruroliget over bifangsten af hvaler, der er beskyttet af Rådets direktiv 92/43/EØF af 21. maj 1992 om bevaring af naturtyper samt vilde dyr og planter [3], i visse fiskerier og vil gøre, hvad den kan, for at nedbringe antallet af sådanne dyr, der drukner i fiskeredskaber, mest muligt.
The Commission is concerned by the by-catch of cetaceans, which are protected by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora [3], observed in some fisheries and is fully committed to reduce as much as possible the number of such animals drowning in fishing gear.