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- Title
A Review of the European Union Landing Obligation Focusing on Its Implications for Fisheries and the Environment.
- Authors
Guillen, Jordi; Holmes, Steven J.; Carvalho, Natacha; Casey, John; Dörner, Hendrik; Gibin, Maurizio; Mannini, Alessandro; Vasilakopoulos, Paraskevas; Zanzi, Antonella
- Abstract
Discarding is a common practice in fisheries. Total discards are estimated to be about 30 million tons, representing around 23% of worldwide catches. Discarding is an undesirable practice, not only because of the waste of resources, but also because of its contribution to the overexploitation of fish stocks. Several countries have already established discard bans, to different extents (e.g., Norway, Iceland, Chile, New Zealand). The EU’s landing obligation (discard ban) is a major measure of the latest reform of the Common Fisheries Policy for EU fisheries. It aims to reduce unwanted catches in EU fisheries, by incentivizing improved selectivity and restoring fish stocks to levels that can sustain the maximum production over time without harming the biodiversity and the capacity of future generations to obtain fish. However, banning discards will inevitably induce diverse short- and long-term ecological, economic, and social impacts, which may determine whether the landing obligation’s objectives will be achieved.
- Subjects
FISHERIES; BIODIVERSITY
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 4, p900
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su10040900