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Villasante, Sebastian; Antelo, Manel; Christou, Maria; Fauconnet, Laurence; Frangoudes, Katia; Maynou, Francesc; Morato, Telmo; Pita, Cristina; Pita, Pablo; Stergiou, Konstantinos; Teixeira, Celia; Tserpes, George; Vassilopoulou, Vassiliki. |
In the European Union, discards represent a major source of undocumented mortality, contributing to the overfishing of European fish stocks. However, little attention has been given by the scientific community to discards in the European Union’s small-scale fisheries (SSF). This is mainly due to the fact that discards are mostly generated by industrial fisheries, while SSFs were generally thought to have lower discard rates than industrial fisheries. A Landing Obligation (LO) is being introduced in European waters with the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) (Article 15, EU regulation 1380/2013) to limit/reduce discarding. However, management recommendations are required to support its implementation. The reality and challenges to enforce the LO in... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Common Fisheries Policy; Discards; Impacts; Landing Obligation; Small-scale fisheries; Southern Europe. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00473/58438/61014.pdf |
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