As part of its ongoing work to monitor, advise and improve on the outcomes of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, Seas At Risk and the Fisheries Secretariat have since 2010 produced briefings on technical aspects of fisheries management in advance of meetings of EU Fisheries Ministers.
These briefings are sent to all relevant national departments and are publicly available below.
2018 Council Brief
DECEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF
Joint NGO recommendations on fishing opportunities for 2019
Joint NGO recommendations for 2019 total allowable catches
NOVEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF Letter to Ministers on Council Regulation fixing for 2019 and 2020 fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
View letter with recommandations to Ministers
2017 Council Brief
DECEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF - 2018 Northeast Atlantic and North Sea Total Allowable Catches
Annex - Total allowable catches
OCTOBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Baltic Sea fishing quotas in 2018
Letter to Ministers
Annex - fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2018
Annex - measures for the European eel
JULY COUNCIL BRIEF - Fishing opportunities 2018
Annex 1 - On the Communication from the Commission on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities for 2018
2016 Council Briefs
DECEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF Letter to Ministers
Annex 1 - Recommendations 2017 fishing opportunities
NOVEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF Letter to Ministers on Council Regulation fixing for 2017 and 2018 fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Annex 1 - on Council Regulation fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
OCTOBER Council Brief Letter to Ministers on 2017 Baltic TACs
Annex 1
AUGUST: Joint NGO position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a new Technical Measures Framework
JUNE COUNCIL BRIEF Letter to Ministers on 2017 fishing opportunities
Annex 1 - 2017 fishing opportunities
MAY COUNCIL BRIEF
Annex I - Freshwater aquaculture in the Data Collection Framework (DCF)
JANUARY COUNCIL BRIEF
Revision of the Data Collection Framework (DCF)
2015 Council Briefs
DECEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
Annex I - on fishing opportunities in North Sea and Atlantic 2016
OCTOBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
Annex I - 2016 Baltic fishing opportunities
JUNE COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
2014 Council briefs
JUNE COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
2013 Council Briefings
MAY COREPER BRIEF - Letter to the Committee of Permanent Representatives
APRIL PARLIAMENT BRIEF - Letter to the European Parliament Fisheries Committee
FEBRUARY COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to ministers
JANUARY COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Fisheries Attachés
2012 Council Briefings
NOVEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to ministers
OCTOBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter
SEPTEMBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to ministers
JULY COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to ministers
JUNE COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to ministers
MAY Council brief - Letter to ministers
APRIL COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
MARCH COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM(2011)416)
and Fisheries Fund
2011 Council Briefings
OCTOBER COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
JULY COUNCIL BRIEF - Letter to Ministers
JUNE COUNCIL BRIEF
Letter to the Ministers
MARCH COUNCIL BRIEF
Letter to the Ministers
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