Europêche: NEAFC ‘dead end’ shows fresh approach needed for shared fisheries management

The lack of progress made at 44th Annual Meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) in reaching an agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel and blue whiting catch allocations again showed that decision-making in the region’s fisheries management has become deeply flawed and needs urgent review, insists European fishing industry body Europêche.

Blue whiting

The lack of progress made at 44th Annual Meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) in reaching an agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel and blue whiting catch allocations again showed that decision-making in the region’s fisheries management has become deeply flawed and needs urgent review, insists European fishing industry body Europêche.