Reply to the European Commision’s public consultation on the road map on state aid in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector

ClientEarth argues that state aid in the fisheries and aquaculture sector should be strictly regulated to avoid 'harmful subsidies' that increase fishing capacity or artificially maintain fishers in the sector. The organization recommends that EU-level aid remain the primary financial source and that any national aid be subject to the normal notification system to ensure transparency and alignment with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). ClientEarth specifically warns against aligning the state aid framework with the post-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) if that fund introduces subsidies that undermine fish stocks or the marine environment.

• ClientEarth expresses skepticism that additional national state aid will improve the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), noting that previous EU funds have often been inefficient and produced perverse economic or environmental effects.
• The organization argues that EU-level aid should be the primary financial support for the sector to maintain consistency and transparency, and any additional aid should follow the standard EU notification process.
• ClientEarth opposes the objective of aligning the state aid framework with the post-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) if the latter allows for 'harmful subsidies' that increase vessel capacity or artificially sustain fishers.
• The document recommends that de minimis aid and block exemptions be strictly limited to measures that promote environmental sustainability and maintain high transparency requirements.

APA

ClientEarth (2019). Reply to the European Commision’s public consultation on the road map on state aid in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ushhri3k/clientearths-reply-to-the-european-commissions-public-consultation-on-the-road-map-on-state-aid-in-the-fisheries-and-aquaculture-sector-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Reply to the European Commision’s public consultation on the road map on state aid in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ushhri3k/clientearths-reply-to-the-european-commissions-public-consultation-on-the-road-map-on-state-aid-in-the-fisheries-and-aquaculture-sector-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2019reply, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Reply to the European Commision’s public consultation on the road map on state aid in the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, month = may, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/ushhri3k/clientearths-reply-to-the-european-commissions-public-consultation-on-the-road-map-on-state-aid-in-the-fisheries-and-aquaculture-sector-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }