The EU fisheries policy, also known as the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), establishes rules for managing European fishing fleets and conserving fish stocks. The CFP gives all EU fishing fleets equal access to waters and allows fishermen fair competition. It has four main areas: fisheries management, international policy, market and trade policy, and funding the policy. The latest funding source is the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund from 2014-2020 totaling €6.4 billion. The CFP also establishes measures against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing for all EU and third-party producers.

1. Fisheries policy of the EU
Amir Hossain
International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology (ISATEC)

2. Fisheries policy of the EU
 A set of rules for managing European fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks
 Also known as the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
 It gives all European fishing fleets equal access to EU waters, fishing grounds and allows
fishermen to compete fairly
 The CFP was first introduced in the 1970s and a new Common Fisheries Policy from 1
January 2014
 CFP has 4 main policy areas
1. The Fisheries management
2. International policy
3. Market and trade policy
4. Funding of the policy
 EFF 2007-2013
 EMFF 2014-2020
 EMFF proposal for 2021-2027

3. The new Common Fisheries Policy: sustainability in depth

4. European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Total € 6400M
from 2014-2020

5. Measures against IUU fishing
This applies to all EU and third countries producers
1. The "IUU regulation” establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and
eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing- Regulation(EU)
N°2017/2403
2. The regulation concerning sustainable management of external fishing fleets-
Regulation (EU) N°2017/2403
3. The regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring
compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy - Council
Regulation (EC) N°1224/2009

6. References
• http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/index_en.htm
• https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/illegal_fishing_en