Briefing Series “Recommendations to the EU and the UK on the setting of fishing opportunities” – Briefing 4 of 11: Shared fish stocks

This Briefing is part of a joint Briefing Series, co-signed by 29 organisations (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. 

Many decisions on fishing opportunities for fish stocks of interest for the EU or the UK need to be agreed bilaterally or with third parties such as Norway. Overfishing continues for many such shared fish populations, exacerbated for some of them by the continued lack of comprehensive sharing arrangements, which routinely results in catch levels well above scientific advice. This Briefing presents our recommendations on the setting of recovery-focused, precautionary and ecosystem-based fishing opportunities for shared fish populations. Concretely, we call on EU and UK decision-makers to: 

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Find all Briefings as part 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.