Joint NGO feedback to the European Commission on the “Sustainable fishing in the EU: State of play and orientations for 2025” consultation

A joint response from twelve NGOs urging the European Commission to adopt a fully precautionary, ecosystem-based approach to setting 2025 fishing opportunities, arguing that current Total Allowable Catches (TACs) fail to prioritise the rebuilding of depleted stocks and ignore critical ecosystem dynamics.

• The current approach to setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) often maxes out or exceeds scientific single-stock advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), failing to prioritise the rapid recovery of depleted populations or ecosystem integrity.
• Fisheries management in the Western Mediterranean is in a critical state, with overfishing affecting 57% of populations managed by the West Med MAP and 46% of stocks having biomass below 0.5 * BMSY.
• The decision-making process for fishing opportunities lacks transparency, with AGRIFISH Council deliberations occurring behind closed doors and the Council frequently refusing access to documents regarding shared stocks.

APA

ClientEarth (2024). Joint NGO feedback to the European Commission on the “Sustainable fishing in the EU: State of play and orientations for 2025” consultation. https://www.clientearth.org/media/5nud2e1m/joint-ngo-response-to-commission-s-consultation-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2025.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Joint NGO feedback to the European Commission on the “Sustainable fishing in the EU: State of play and orientations for 2025” consultation. 2024. https://www.clientearth.org/media/5nud2e1m/joint-ngo-response-to-commission-s-consultation-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2024joint, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Joint NGO feedback to the European Commission on the “Sustainable fishing in the EU: State of play and orientations for 2025” consultation}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2024}, month = aug, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/5nud2e1m/joint-ngo-response-to-commission-s-consultation-on-fishing-opportunities-for-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }