Press Release: Fisheries: open debate on the future of the European Common Fisheries Policy

On 22 April 2009, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper on the future of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The paper analyses the shortcomings of the current policy and launches a broad public consultation on how these shortcomings should be tackled.

Fishermen and other interested parties from the sector, but also scientists, civil society and interested citizens, are invited to respond and have their say until 31 December 2009 on the future face of European fisheries. The consultation is the first step of the process which should bring about a radical reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

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BBC News, 23.4.09: EU fisheries paper catches the drift http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2009/04/the_european_commissions_green.html

European Commission: DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/reform/

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. Green Paper http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?id=975839

WWF: Press Release, 22.4.09: Honest EU analysis points to fisheries failure http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/news/?162825/Honest-EU-analysis-points-to-fisheries-failure

European Commission: SPEECH/09/185: Adoption of the Green paper on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/185&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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