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It urges EU Member States to use their discretionary power to shift funding away from industrial fleets and harmful subsidies toward small-scale fisheries and marine restoration. 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It focuses on legislative reforms, institutional capacity building, fair land acquisition, gender-responsive impact assessments, community development, and the protection of women's safety and security. 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