joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en-400c6f6f488011db.pdf

The document expresses alarm over widespread non-compliance with the landing obligation and argues that current management approaches, such as setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) based on scientific catch rather than landings, undermine the goal of minimizing unwanted catches. The NGOs recommend rectifying shortcomings in the North Western Waters bycatch reduction plan, tightening the criteria for exemption requests, and introducing Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) to ensure accurate catch documentation.

• Non-compliance with the landing obligation is widespread, and Member States are failing to adopt necessary measures to address it, which jeopardizes sustainable fisheries management under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
• The current practice of setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) based on scientific catch instead of landings advice is based on a false assumption of full compliance and encourages unreported discarding.
• The bycatch reduction plan for North Western Waters is considered unfit for purpose, and the NGOs recommend suspending access to bycatch TACs until robust catch documentation is established.
• The NGOs advocate for the introduction of Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) to ensure robust monitoring and control of the landing obligation and to provide a reliable basis for stock assessments.

APA

ClientEarth (2019). joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en-400c6f6f488011db.pdf. https://www.clientearth.org/media/arna0ept/joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en-400c6f6f488011db.pdf. 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/arna0ept/joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2019jointngolettertothecommissionhighlightingconcernsandrecommendationsabouttheimplementationofthelandingobligationcollen400c6f6f488011dbpdf, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en-400c6f6f488011db.pdf}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/arna0ept/joint-ngo-letter-to-the-commission-highlighting-concerns-and-recommendations-about-the-implementation-of-the-landing-obligation-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }