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This Briefing is part of the joint Briefing Series “Recommendations to the EU and the UK on the setting of fishing opportunities”, co-signed by 29 organizations (including environmental NGOs and recreational representatives), which presents our key recommendations to EU and UK decision-makers regarding the setting of recovery-focused, precautionary and ecosystem-based fishing opportunities. This Briefing provides crucial context for the rest of the Briefing Series, by
Highlighting that overfishing continues and fishing opportunities routinely exceed scientific advice;
Outlining key legal requirements and policy objectives that must be met when setting fishing opportunities;
Explaining some of the key obstacles to ending overfishing, such as a failure to date to prioritise the rapid recovery of depleted and struggling fish populations; and
Emphasising the EU’s and UK’s shared responsibility to put stock recovery and ocean health, the foundation for any fisheries-related livelihoods, at the heart of fisheries decisions.
If poor decisions on fishing opportunities continue to undermine stock recovery and to erode already fragile ecosystems, there is no future for thriving fisheries and coastal communities.
Related links:
Find the other 10 Briefings of the Briefing Series “Recommendations to the EU and the UK on the setting of fishing opportunities” here.
Find other files produced or co-signed by ClientEarth related to the annual negotiations on fishing opportunities from 2015 onwards here.