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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.
EU Member States have missed the legal deadline in the western Mediterranean multiannual plan (West Med MAP) to reach target fishing mortality by January 2025. This Briefing highlights key aspects of the fishing effort regime in the Western Mediterranean that need further attention and calls on the European Commission, alongside the governments of France, Italy and Spain, to take immediate and robust measures. These actions are crucial not only to recover the fish populations managed under the West Med MAP, but also to safeguard the health, resilience and productivity of the region’s marine ecosystems.
While the rest of the Briefing Series is directed at both EU and UK decision-makers, this Briefing is primarily targeted at the EU side as there are no UK fisheries operating in the Mediterranean. It is however worth noting that sustainability of seafood sourced in the Mediterranean may nevertheless be of UK interest from an import perspective. This Briefing features fewer logos than the rest of the series as not all signatory organisations are active in the Mediterranean.
Related links:
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.