Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Eurostat |
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Publisher | EU |
Publication Date | 2015 |
Content Type | Key Source, Statistics |
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the EU's instrument for the management of fishing and aquaculture. The CFP manages fisheries for the benefit of both fishing communities and consumers, and for the protection of resources. Fish stocks are regarded as a common resource, to be managed collectively. This is because: Fishery statistics are derived from official national sources either directly by Eurostat for the EEA member countries. The data are collected using internationally agreed concepts and definitions developed by the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics, comprising Eurostat and several other international organisations with responsibilities in fishery statistics. The domain "Fisheries" contains data on: |
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Source Link | http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/fisheries |
Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Culture, Education and Research |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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