NGOs call on you to end overfishing when agreeing fishing limits for 2023

The document is a letter from a group of NGOs to the Czech Minister for Agriculture, arguing that the EU has failed its legal obligation to end overfishing by 2020. The authors call for the 2023 fishing limits to be based on the best available scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the application of an ecosystem-based approach. Specific concerns are raised regarding the Baltic Sea cod crisis and the fact that 28% of assessed stocks in Northeast Atlantic waters remain subject to overfishing. The NGOs advocate for 'climate buffers' to protect species vulnerable to climate change and the implementation of remote electronic monitoring (REM) to ensure compliance with landing obligations.

• The EU has not met its legal requirement to end overfishing in all its waters or its goal to harvest all stocks sustainably by 2020, with many total allowable catches (TACs) remaining above scientific advice.
• In the Northeast Atlantic waters, 28% of assessed stocks are still subject to overfishing according to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
• Overfishing and destructive fishing practices are identified as primary drivers of marine biodiversity loss over the last 40 years and are reducing the ability of wildlife to mitigate or withstand the impacts of climate change.
• The NGOs recommend several specific measures for 2023 TACs, including setting limits below maximum catch advice for climate-vulnerable species to provide a "climate buffer", using remote electronic monitoring (REM) for bycatch of depleted stocks, and fully implementing the Western Mediterranean MAP.

APA

Verbeek, M. (2022). NGOs call on you to end overfishing when agreeing fishing limits for 2023. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/g43pzuow/ngo-letter-to-presidency-on-2023-tacs.pdf

Chicago

Verbeek, Monica. NGOs call on you to end overfishing when agreeing fishing limits for 2023. ClientEarth, 2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/g43pzuow/ngo-letter-to-presidency-on-2023-tacs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{verbeek2022ngos, author = {Verbeek, Monica}, title = {{NGOs call on you to end overfishing when agreeing fishing limits for 2023}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/g43pzuow/ngo-letter-to-presidency-on-2023-tacs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }