Input to the EU Fisheries Council Meeting, 11-12 December 2017

A joint statement from five NGOs urging EU Fisheries Ministers to set 2018 fishing quotas (TACs) within scientific limits to meet the 2020 legal deadline for maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The recommendations focus on adhering to scientific advice, correctly implementing the landing obligation, and increasing the transparency of the TAC-setting process.

• The authors urge EU Fisheries Ministers to set 2018 Total Allowable Catches (TACs) at levels that do not exceed scientific advice, specifically not exceeding FMSY when MSY advice is available or precautionary limits when it is not, to meet the 2020 legal deadline for achieving the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) exploitation rate.
• The NGOs recommend specific measures for stock management, including considering mixed fishery implications by setting some TACs below advised levels to prevent overexploitation, introducing stock-specific measures for vulnerable stocks without a TAC, and adding the European eel to the prohibited species list.
• To ensure the correct implementation of the landing obligation, the document advises against granting TAC top-ups that would lead to fishing mortality above scientifically advised levels or assigning top-ups without scientifically assessed discard data.
• The coalition calls for greater transparency in the TAC-setting process, requesting that the Council provide clear scientific or socio-economic justifications when TACs exceed International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) advice and make detailed negotiation minutes public.

APA

ClientEarth (2017). Input to the EU Fisheries Council Meeting, 11-12 December 2017. https://www.clientearth.org/media/wcuhrojx/joint-ngo-recommendations-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2018-cover-letter-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Input to the EU Fisheries Council Meeting, 11-12 December 2017. 2017. https://www.clientearth.org/media/wcuhrojx/joint-ngo-recommendations-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2018-cover-letter-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2017input, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Input to the EU Fisheries Council Meeting, 11-12 December 2017}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/wcuhrojx/joint-ngo-recommendations-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2018-cover-letter-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }