She said fishermen had to be helped through a transitional period as fishing capacity shrank to allow stocks to recover.

BBC: Euro MPs back large-scale fishing reform to save stocks

It calls for a 50 percent reduction in the capacity of industrial fishing fleets to protect dwindling fish stocks.

CNN: Greenpeace: Industrial fishing fleet should be halved

In addition to calling for a 50 percent reduction in the capacity of the industrial fishing fleet, Greenpeace seeks the elimination of government subsidies and a moratorium on the construction of large fishing vessels.

CNN: Greenpeace: Industrial fishing fleet should be halved