The obligation to land all catches – consequences for the Mediterranean

Jose Maria Bellido Millán, Ana Carbonell Quetglas, Mariano Garcia Rodriguez, Teresa Garcia Jimenez, Maria González Aguilar, (2014).The obligation to land all catches – consequences for the Mediterranean. In depth analysis. European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union. 2014. ISBN: 978-92-823-5604-3. DOI: 10.2861/59268

Abstract: The Landing obligation of regulated species in the EU Mediterranean is raising some concerns about its effective implementation. This report provides a state-of-the-art of fishery discards in the Mediterranean, discussing consequences of the discards ban and finally providing some recommendations on how to tackle the problem of juvenile catches.

Keywords: fisheries policy, fishing regulations, catch of fish, catch by species, discarded fish, fishery management, Mediterranean Sea