I like Commissioner Damanaki. She has guts and is prepared to take on the entrenched political interests of the establishment. She fought the fascit dictatorship in Greece, saw good friends murdered, and endured torture and imprisonment. That background of taking on some of the most outdated and insidious thinking known to man must have been the reason President Barroso asked her to take on the job of reforming the failed common fishing policy.
Maria Damanaki speech in the European Parliament gives a good example of her plain speaking.
Personally, I think she will fail. I regret this. But, the forces of conservatism are more powerful than those who want change. The industry and stocks will continue to decline. The only change is there is no more money to bankroll a failing industry.