Verzoek t.a.v. administratief onderzoek naar visserijvangstgegevens in Nederland

ClientEarth and the LIFE platform are urging the European Commission to mandate an administrative investigation into the Dutch pelagic fishery. They argue that the Netherlands has systemic failures in its fisheries control system, citing a lack of adequate inspectors and the use of unverified estimates for catch data. The organizations claim this leads to massive underreporting of catches, undermining the Common Fisheries Policy and the EU's fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. They request a full audit of catches landed by Dutch-owned pelagic freezer trawlers since 2010 to ensure fair competition and environmental sustainability.

• The authors allege systemic failures in the Dutch fisheries control system, noting that only two inspectors are responsible for monitoring the extensive landings of the Dutch pelagic fleet.
• There is a suspected risk of massive underreporting of pelagic catches over several decades because freezer trawlers reportedly use unverified operator estimates for landing declarations and sales documents.
• The document highlights a significant discrepancy between logbook data and final trip reports, which can range from 30% to 50%, necessitating stricter controls.
• The request asks for an administrative investigation under Article 102(2) of Regulation 1224/2009 to determine the actual quantities landed by Dutch-owned pelagic freezer trawlers in the Netherlands and elsewhere since 2010.

APA

ClientEarth (2022). Verzoek t.a.v. administratief onderzoek naar visserijvangstgegevens in Nederland. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ytociioy/letter-to-commissioner-dutch-final.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Verzoek t.a.v. administratief onderzoek naar visserijvangstgegevens in Nederland. 2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ytociioy/letter-to-commissioner-dutch-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2022verzoek, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Verzoek t.a.v. administratief onderzoek naar visserijvangstgegevens in Nederland}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/ytociioy/letter-to-commissioner-dutch-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }