Fishing outside the EU
More than 20% of the fish caught by European fishing vessels are actually taken outside EU waters.
Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs)
Bilateral agreements enhance sustainable fisheries governance and support development of the fisheries sector with partner countries.
Northern agreements
Fisheries agreements with the United Kingdom, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland and coastal states.
Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs)
The regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) are the international organisations regulating regional fishing activities in the high seas.
Fisheries in Svalbard
Svalbard and its waters are governed by the 1920 Treaty of Paris on Spitzbergen (Svalbard).