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The EU landing obligation and its impact on discard data

The recent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union (EU) introduced a Landing Obligation (LO) for all EU fishing vessels for certain species and fisheries starting from 2015. Its introduction is one of the most significant reform elements in the new CFP, and represents a fundamental shift in the management approach to EU fisheries. Its primary objective is to reduce unwanted catch (European Union, 2013), while at the same time to promote sustainable fisheries by reducing fishing mortality of animals of low commercial value sizes and species.

In this presentation from IFOMC 2016 Lisa Borges explains the results from surveying the LO one year after implementation.

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Authors:

Lisa Borges

Topic:

Discard ban, management policy, European fisheries

Organisation:

DiscardLess

Place:

IFOMC

Year:

2016

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