(Lack of) catch documentation under the landing obligation and how exemptions may defeat rather than prove the rule

The document argues that the EU's landing obligation, intended to eliminate discarding and provide a robust picture of total catches, is undermined by poor compliance and a lack of comprehensive catch documentation. It highlights that numerous exemptions further complicate the monitoring of activities at sea and calls for improved reporting to ensure sustainable TAC-setting.

• The EU landing obligation, which requires fishers in EU waters to bring almost all catches to shore, has been fully in force since January 2019 after a phasing-in period that began in 2015.
• The effectiveness of the discard ban is compromised by poor compliance and a lack of robust catch documentation, with various exemptions making sea-based monitoring more difficult.

APA

ClientEarth (2025). (Lack of) catch documentation under the landing obligation and how exemptions may defeat rather than prove the rule. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/documents/lack-of-catch-documentation-under-the-landing-obligation-and-how-exemptions-may-defeat-rather-than-prove-the-rule/

Chicago

ClientEarth. (Lack of) catch documentation under the landing obligation and how exemptions may defeat rather than prove the rule. 2025. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/documents/lack-of-catch-documentation-under-the-landing-obligation-and-how-exemptions-may-defeat-rather-than-prove-the-rule/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2025lack, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{(Lack of) catch documentation under the landing obligation and how exemptions may defeat rather than prove the rule}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/latest/documents/lack-of-catch-documentation-under-the-landing-obligation-and-how-exemptions-may-defeat-rather-than-prove-the-rule/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }