This page provides an overview of key documents produced or co-signed by ClientEarth in relation to the annual negotiations on fishing opportunities or "Total Allowable Catches" (TACs) for the Northeast Atlantic, the Baltic and the Deep Sea. This includes for example responses to the European Commission's annual consultation on fishing opportunities and joint NGO recommendations on fishing opportunities to EU and UK decision-makers, as well as a number of related letters.
As many of our key recommendations and concerns are cross-cutting and do not change from year to year, we have consolidated these points into a Briefing Series which is intended to remain valid from 2025 onwards. The series is complemented by bespoke regionally or topically specific recommendations as listed below by the year in which the fishing opportunities to which they refer apply.
You can find the Briefing Series here.
2026 fishing opportunities
2025 fishing opportunities
2024 fishing opportunities
2023 fishing opportunities
2022 fishing opportunities
2021 fishing opportunities
2020 fishing opportunities
2019 fishing opportunities
2018 fishing opportunities
2017 fishing opportunities
2016 fishing opportunities
2015 fishing opportunities