2011

On 13th July, the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on a Common Fisheries Policy was published. This was accompanied by strong statements promising radical reform to deliver sustainable fisheries. For example, the setting of sustainable fishing levels, the integration of environmental requirements into fisheries management, the decentralisation of decision-making and in relation to the elimination of discards.

The proposal does attempt to make good on some of these promises. However, it fails to meaningfully address others, and even where there are positive provisions, they never go quite far enough to actually mean that they will deliver the desired outcomes in the end.

ClientEarth's briefings explain how it can be made to do what is needed.

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Overview

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Briefings 

Governance and regionalisation
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Transferable fishing concessions
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The legality of mandatory transferable fishing concessions
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Read the subsidiary briefing - Are TFCs property rights in England and Wales?
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Read the subsidiary briefing - Transferable fishing concessions and the German system of property ownership
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Eliminating overfishing
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Ecosystem-based fisheries management
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Read the subsidiary briefing - Sustainable aquaculture development within ecosystem-based fisheries management
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Transparency and compliance
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Prioritising the environment
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Integration
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Ending discards
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