EU Maritime Affairs and Fisheries technical dialogue mission concludes visit to Colombo

• Credits Government for progress towards ending ban on fishery exports to the EU

A technical dialogue mission from the European Union’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries concluded a visit to Colombo this week. 

EU officials credited the Sri Lankan authorities for the progress that had been made to comply with the regulations of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.  

The two sides agreed to work together on the further measures necessary to address the remaining shortcomings under the EU legislation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, with the aim of lifting the ban on fishery exports to the EU in the coming months.