Under påskud af at ville beskytte ressourcerne bliver fiskeren undertrykt. Det er Kommissionens overordnede strategi, og den pålægger ikke flåderne uden for EU de samme begrænsninger og udgifter, som EU-fiskerne.
Under the pretext of protecting stocks, the fisherman is being eliminated – that is the overall approach of the European Commission which, moreover, does not impose the same constraints and costs on non-Community fleets as it does on European fishermen.