STUDY Requested+ by the PECH committee EU fisheries policy – latest developments and future challenges Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies Directorate-General for Internal Policies EN PE 629.202 − September 2019 RESEARCH FOR PECH COMMITTEE EU fisheries policy – latest developments and future challenges Abstract This study examines the latest developments of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in the fields of fisheries management, Common Market Organisation (CMO) and its external dimension. It also discusses the potential challenges that the EU fisheries policy might be facing in the near future. The present research contains ten case studies and concludes with possible solutions and recommendations to address some of the sector’s forthcoming challenges. This document was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries. AUTHORS AZTI: Martín ARANDA, Raúl PRELLEZO, Marina SANTURTÚN DTU Aqua: Clara ULRICH Université de Brest: Bertrand LE GALLIC FishFix: Lisa BORGES SAKANA Consultants: Sébastien METZ Research manager: Marcus BREUER Project and publication assistance: Mariana VACLAVOVA Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, European Parliament LINGUISTIC VERSIONS Original: EN ABOUT THE PUBLISHER To contact the Policy Department or to subscribe to updates on our work for the PECH Committee please write to:
[email protected] Manuscript completed in September 2019 © European Union, 2019 This document is available on the internet in summary with option to download the full text at: http://bit.ly/2k6rVSX This document is available on the internet at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2019/629202/IPOL_STU(2019)629202_EN.pdf Further information on research for PECH by the Policy Department is available at: https://research4committees.blog/PECH/ Follow us on Twitter: @PolicyPECH Please use the following reference to cite this study: Aranda, M., Ulrich, C., Le Gallic, B., Borges, L., Metz, S., Prellezo, R., Santurtún, M.