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TACs and quotas 2025

Total Allowable Catches (TAC) and quotas 2025.

06/03/2025

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2025/202 fixing for 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters - COM/2025/92 final

Council Regulation (EU) 2025/219 of 30 January 2025 fixing for 2025 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

Council Regulation (EU) 2025/202 of 30 January 2025 fixing for 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 as regards fishing opportunities for 2025

Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2903 of 18 November 2024 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2025 and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters

31/10/2024

Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters - COM/2024/506

  • 20 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 14 December 2024 - Bay of Biscay, Gulf of Cadiz, Northern part of Atlantic Iberian waters
  • 20 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 10 December 2024 - North-East Atlantic, Faroese waters
  • 20 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 10 December 2024 - WCPFC, ICCAT, North-East Atlantic
  • 10 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 6 December 2024 - EU, UK, NO
  • 10 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 6 December 2024 - coastal states
  • 5 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 4 December 2024 - Seabream, SEAFO
  • 3 DECEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 29 November 2024 - Pollack
  • 27 NOVEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 27 November 2024 - ICCAT, French Guiana
  • 25 NOVEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 23 November 2024 - red seabream, autonomous EU stocks, NEAFC, IATTC, CCAMLR
  • 6 NOVEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)506 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 5 November 2024 - fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

16/09/2024

Proposal for a Council Regulation on fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for 2025 - COM/2024/408 final

  • 27 NOVEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)408 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 27 November 2024

26/08/2024

Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2025 and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters - COM(2024)386

  • 28 OCTOBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)386 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 21 October 2024 - Norway pout
  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2024
Updates to Commission proposal COM(2024)386 - COMMISSION SERVICES NON-PAPER - 23 September 2024 - Bothnian herring, Eastern Baltic cod

07/06/2024

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2025 - COM/2024/235 final

Latest news

  • News announcement

For the first time, the EU publishes statistics of total allowable catches (TACs) and fishing days at sea or fishing effort. TACs and fishing days are the two main management measures the EU uses under the common fisheries policy to achieve sustainable fisheries.

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  • News announcement

Today, the European Commission opened a public consultation to gather evidence, insights, concerns, ideas, and feedback on the effectiveness of the common fisheries policy (CFP) regulation from a range of stakeholders, including individuals, the fisheries and maritime sectors, scientists,

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The Commission will host a week-long event to address the pressing issues facing the world's ocean. From 3 to 7 March 2025, the European Ocean Days will bring together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from various fields to discuss sustainable blue economy, fisheries science, and innovative

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