Similarly, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the reduction of the impact of fishing on the marine environment, in particular through the promotion of eco- innovation and the use of more selective gears and equipment as well as through measures aimed at protecting and restoring marine biodiversity and ecosystems and the services they provide, in accordance with the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020’.
Ar an gcaoi chéanna, ba cheart go bhféadfadh CEMI tacú le tionchar na hiascaireachta ar an muirthimpeallacht a laghdú go háirithe tríd an éiceanuálaíocht a chur chun cinn, trí fhearas agus trí threalamh níos roghnaí agus trí bhearta atá dírithe ar éiceachórais agus bithéagsúlacht na mara agus na seirbhísí a chuireann siad ar fáil, i gcomhréir le Straitéis Bithéagsúlachta an AE go dtí 2020, a chosaint agus a aisiriú.