Maritime Affairs And Fisheries
Europe has a 70 000 kilometre coastline. The European Union’s coastal regions account for some 40% of its gross domestic product and about 40% of its population. The common fisheries policy (CFP) has the same the legal basis as the common agricultural policy (CAP), but differences between the two sectors led to a specific policy being drawn up for fisheries products. The objectives of the CFP are: protection of stocks against over-fishing; a guaranteed income for fishers; a regular supply at reasonable prices for consumers and the processing industry; and sustainable biological, environmental and economic exploitation of living aquatic resources.
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Maritime affairs
General framework, Sectoral aspects. -
Organisation and financing of the fisheries sector
General Framework, Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), Markets, Social standards, Institutional aspects, Structural measures and financing, European Fisheries Fund, State aid. -
Management of fisheries resources and the environment
Conservation of resources, Respect for the environment, Aquaculture, Surveillance and monitoring. -
External relations and enlargement
Relations with Non-EU Member Countries, Regional Organisations, External Trade, Enlargement.
See also
- Overviews of European Union: Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.
- For further information: the European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.