The common fisheries policy of the European Union

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim S. Gray
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common

Designed for failure: A critique of the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union

Marine Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1178-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Setareh Khalilian ◽  
Rainer Froese ◽  
Alexander Proelss ◽  
Till Requate
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common

The unintended impact of the European discard ban

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Borges
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Fishing Mortality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common ◽  
Demersal Species ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU) discard ban, called the landing obligation (LO), was initiated in 2015 to reduce unwanted catches by EU fisheries. To ease the transition to a system where total allowable catches (TACs) refer to catches rather than landings only, the majority of EU TACs was increased to account for the part of the catch that was previously discarded and would now be landed. The analysis shows an average annual upward adjustment of 36% in TACs since 2015, but these percentages were considerably higher in 2019 and 2020 (reaching 43 and 50%, respectively), when the LO was fully applicable to all fisheries, and particularly for TACs of demersal species (reaching 51 and 60%). These results demonstrate the significant impact that the discard ban has had on the quantities of EU fishing opportunities. Since discarding has not declined in EU fisheries at any significant level, the magnitude of these increases may likely have resulted in a substantial widespread increase in fishing mortality being exerted on European stocks, and thus likely lead to an implosion of the EU TAC system, the Common Fisheries Policy central instrument to manage fisheries in the EU.

18. Policies and Policy Making in the European Union

2014 ◽  
pp. 331-350
Author(s):  
Ian Bache ◽  
Simon Bulmer ◽  
Stephen George ◽  
Owen Parker
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
European Court ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common

This chapter examines policies and the patterns of policy making in the European Union. The formal EU policy process begins with the European Commission (EC) drawing up proposals for legislation, at which stage it will consult widely with interest groups, technical experts, and national government officials. It will also consult members of the European Parliament (EP). The open method of co-ordination (OMC) has been introduced into what was the EC pillar, giving the member states stronger control and excluding the EP and the European Court of Justice. The chapter first considers how the European policy agenda is formed before discussing the EU policy process. It then explores minor policy areas such as the Common Fisheries Policy, fraud, and the information society, and major policy areas such as competition, employment and social policy, energy, research, and transport.

Constitutional Bases to the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 386-399
Author(s):  
Malgosia Fitzmaurice ◽  
Mercedes Rosello
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
The Common ◽  
Fisheries Regulation ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
The Stability

The European Union possesses constitutional characteristics that have permitted a unique approach to the organization and exercise of public authority in matters of marine fisheries regulation. The resulting system, known as the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), is underpinned by the international law of the sea and other multilateral legal frameworks, yet also contains significant special features. Through extensive legislation and successive reforms the CFP has evolved into a complex body of principles, rules and institutions, growing in ambition and sophistication with each iteration. Yet, its success is not only dependent on its capacity for evolution, but also on the stability of its constitutional foundations, and the extent to which it can coherently support the plurality of idiosyncrasies and interests that characterize the Member States and their diverse fishing interests and cultures.

scholarly journals The fishery conservation policy of the European Union after 2002: towards long-term sustainability

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Penas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Scientific Advice ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fisheries Policy ◽  
The Common

Abstract Penas, E. 2007. The fishery conservation policy of the European Union after 2002: towards long-term sustainability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 588–595. In December 2002, changes were introduced in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) as part of a longer-term reform process. Although implementation of these changes is gradual, experience over the past 3 years has already provided some lessons. This paper summarizes the main elements of the reform, describes the progress in their implementation, draws some provisional conclusions, and highlights the main scientific challenges in relation to implementation of the revised CFP. The adaptation of the scientific advice to changing needs, the difficulty of changing the tradition of managing stocks through annual decisions, and the development of a fruitful dialogue among fishers, scientists, and managers are the main challenges still to be resolved to ensure effective implementation.

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