Outcome of last year’s fisheries negotiations

ClientEarth and other NGOs express disappointment over a CEFAS report revealing that only 35% of 2022 UK-relevant fisheries catch limits were set in line with scientific advice, with nearly two-thirds exceeding those limits. The authors argue this failure violates the Fisheries Act and the 'Leader’s Pledge for Nature', and they request transparency regarding which TACs the UK advocated to set above scientific advice.

• A CEFAS report on the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 2020 to 2022 indicates that only 35% of 2022 Total Allowable Catches (TACs) relevant to the UK were aligned with scientific advice.
• Nearly two-thirds of the 2022 TACs relevant to the UK were set above the levels recommended by scientific advice, which the authors state contradicts the Fisheries Act, the Fisheries White Paper, and international agreements including the 'Leader’s Pledge for Nature'.
• The authors claim that for several heavily depleted fish stocks, TACs were simply rolled over from the previous year, often at the direct request of the UK, despite suggestions for recovery steps.

APA

ClientEarth (2022). Outcome of last year’s fisheries negotiations. https://www.clientearth.org/media/o3egr45x/220511-ngo-letter-to-minister-prentis-on-tac-setting-in-line-with-scientific-advice.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Outcome of last year’s fisheries negotiations. 2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/o3egr45x/220511-ngo-letter-to-minister-prentis-on-tac-setting-in-line-with-scientific-advice.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=ClientEarth |title=Outcome of last year’s fisheries negotiations |date=11 May 2022 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/media/o3egr45x/220511-ngo-letter-to-minister-prentis-on-tac-setting-in-line-with-scientific-advice.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2022outcome, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Outcome of last year’s fisheries negotiations}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/o3egr45x/220511-ngo-letter-to-minister-prentis-on-tac-setting-in-line-with-scientific-advice.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }