Recommendations for deep‐sea fishing limits 2021‐2022

The document argues that EU deep-sea fish populations are depleted or under-assessed and that current management fails to meet the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) objective of ending overfishing. It recommends that fishing limits be based on the best available scientific advice, specifically urging the reintroduction of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for stocks where they were removed, and setting zero TACs for orange roughy, red seabream in area 6-8, and deep-sea sharks.

• Deep-sea fish species are exceptionally vulnerable to over-exploitation due to biological traits such as being slow-growing, late maturing, and long-lived, which limits their productivity and recovery capacity.
• The EU has failed to meet the legally binding Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) objective to end overfishing for all stocks by 2020, with many Total Allowable Catches (TACs) set above the advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
• The removal of TACs is viewed as a threat to sustainable management because it transitions fisheries from capped catches to effectively unlimited catches, regardless of stock status.
• Specific recommendations for stock management include setting zero TACs for orange roughy and red seabream in area 6-8, establishing separate TACs for roundnose and roughhead grenadier to avoid overexploitation, and developing comprehensive recovery plans for deep-sea sharks.

APA

ClientEarth (2020). Recommendations for deep‐sea fishing limits 2021‐2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/fempabpf/ngo-recommendations-for-deep-sea-fishing-limits-2021-2022-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Recommendations for deep‐sea fishing limits 2021‐2022. 2020. https://www.clientearth.org/media/fempabpf/ngo-recommendations-for-deep-sea-fishing-limits-2021-2022-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2020recommendations, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Recommendations for deep‐sea fishing limits 2021‐2022}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/fempabpf/ngo-recommendations-for-deep-sea-fishing-limits-2021-2022-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }