Focus on full implementation of the landing obligation

The document is a formal request from a coalition of NGOs for the European Commission to provide a detailed inventory of infringement proceedings against Member States failing to enforce the landing obligation, citing a Commission assessment that illegal discarding remains prolific and undermines the Common Fisheries Policy.

• The landing obligation, introduced in 2015 and fully in force since 2019, requires EU vessels to bring, record, and land all catches to be counted against quotas, aiming to eliminate discards.
• A January 2024 Commission assessment indicated that Member States are failing to ensure control and enforcement of the landing obligation, with illegal and undocumented discarding remaining prolific and discard rates unchanged since the obligation's introduction.
• Failure to implement the landing obligation may lead to severe environmental consequences, including overfishing, and risks undermining the determination of annual fishing opportunities internationally and bilaterally.
• The NGOs argue that new CCTV requirements for vessels 18 metres and above are insufficient because they only apply from January 2028 and cover only 6.7% of the EU fleet, specifically those at high risk of illegal discards.

APA

ClientEarth (2024). Focus on full implementation of the landing obligation. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ilzf15xl/letter-to-commissioner-sinkevicius.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Focus on full implementation of the landing obligation. 2024. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ilzf15xl/letter-to-commissioner-sinkevicius.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2024focus, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Focus on full implementation of the landing obligation}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/ilzf15xl/letter-to-commissioner-sinkevicius.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }