COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023
Date: 2022-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, catch of fish, catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing area, fishing rights, sustainable fisheries, territorial dispute

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 1.6.2022  SWD(2022) 157 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT        Accompanying the document  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023 {COM(2022) 253 final}  
 
 
This  staff  working  document  accompanies  the  Communication  ‘Towards  more  sustainable 
fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023’. It looks in greater depth at:  

1.  the state of stocks;  
2.  the balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities;  
3.  progress in implementing the landing obligation;  
4.  the functioning and the role of Advisory Councils in EU decision-making; and 
5.  the actions taken under the EU’s International Ocean Governance Agenda. 

1.  The state of stocks 

Monitoring results of the Common Fisheries Policy progress report 

Each  year,  the  Commission  requests  the  Scientific,  Technical  and  Economic  Committee  for 
Fisheries (STECF) to assess the progress in achieving the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) 
exploitation rate in line with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (CFP 
Regulation1). The current and historic fishing mortality rates (Fy, F in each year) relative to 
the  fishing  mortality  rate  that  would  produce  the  highest  long-term  yield  (Fmsy)  have  been 
calculated by two scientific bodies: the  International  Council for the Exploration of the Sea 
(ICES), and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and have been 
compiled and tabulated by STECF in their report STECF-22-012. The corresponding biomass 
value, Bmsy, is the average biomass of fish in the sea that would be expected when a stock is 
fished at Fmsy for an extended period. 

Following  STECF  practice,  values  of  historic  and  current  fishing  mortality  have  been 
expressed  as  a  ratio  with  respect  to  the  Fmsy  value  for  each  stock.  This  normalisation 
calculation  allows  all  stocks  to  be  compared  on  the  same  scale  where  the  fishing  mortality 
ratio = 1 for all stocks fished at Fmsy. 

Therefore,  this  chapter  will  focus  on  the  fishing  mortality  ratio  indicator  and  the  biomass3 
indicator. More information or details on other indicators, such as safe biological limits, can 

1 Article 50 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council 
Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 
and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22)) stipulates: “The 
Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress on achieving 
maximum sustainable yield and on the situation of fish stocks, as early as possible following the adoption of the 
yearly Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, in certain non-Union 
waters, to Union vessels.” 
2 Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Monitoring of the performance of the 
Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-22-01). EUR 28359 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, 
Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-51702-3, doi:10.2760/566544, JRC129080 
3 Quantity of adult fish in a stock that can reproduce 

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be found in the STECF 22-01 ad hoc report ‘Monitoring of the performance of the Common 
Fisheries Policy’4. 

Regarding the progress made in the achievement of Fmsy in line with the CFP, STECF results 
indicate a reduction in the average fishing mortality ratio and an increase in biomass of stocks 
in the north east Atlantic over the period 2003-2020. Nevertheless, many stocks remain either 
or both overfished and outside safe biological limits. The objective of the CFP to ensure that 
all  stocks  are  fished  at  or  below  Fmsy  in  2020  has  not  yet  been  achieved.  STECF  also 
concludes that the situation with regard to stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea remains 
challenging,  with  annual  fishing  mortality  estimates  around  twice  Fmsy  for  the  entire  time-
series (2003-2019). There are however encouraging results for the Mediterranean and Black 
Sea  stocks,  as  since  2015  the  fishing  mortality  has  been  constantly  decreasing  and  biomass 
increasing. For the first time, the average F/Fmsy ratio is below 2 and this is the lowest point 
on record since 2003. There are indications that fishing mortality  has slightly decreased since 
2013  to  just  below  that  average  level  in  2019,  while  biomass  shows  a  slight  improvement 
since 2015.  

In this section ‘Northeast Atlantic’ refers to stocks in area 27 of the Fisheries and Agriculture 
Organisation (FAO) and ‘Mediterranean & Black Seas’ refers to stocks in FAO Area 37. 

1.1. Trends in  fishing pressure (ratio of F/Fmsy) 

The  ratio  F/Fmsy  is  an  indicator  of  the  fishing  pressure  indicating  the  fishing  mortality 
relative to Fmsy and is used to establish progress in achieving MSY. Please see figure 1 for a 
visualisation  of  the  overall  trend  throughout  2003  –  2020.  In  the  Northeast  Atlantic  EU 
waters, F/Fmsy based on 525 stocks with appropriate information, shows a gradual downward 
trend over the period 2003-2020.  In the early 2000s, the median of this indicator of fishing 
mortality was about 1.7 times larger than Fmsy, but this has reduced and stabilised close to 1 
(FMSY) over the period 2013-2019. In 2020 for the first time, the overall F/Fmsy is below 1 
(0.87).  

For the Mediterranean and Black Seas, the indicator for fishing pressure has remained at a 
high level during the whole 2003-2019 period (the data set available to STECF for 2020 was 
incomplete)  STECF  notes  that  while  there  appears  to  be  a  slight  downward  trend  in  the 
median  value  for  F/Fmsy  since  2013,  the  median  value  remains  close  to  2  Fmsy.  Further 
progress  is  therefore  needed  in  order  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  the  CFP.  However,  since 
2015  the  fishing  mortality  (F)  has  been  constantly  decreasing  and  for  the  first  time,  the 
overall F/Fmsy is below 2 which is the lowest value on record since 2003. 

4 https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/15688251/STECF+22-01+adhoc+-
+CFP+monitoring+2022.pdf/874ff28a-7335-4436-bca4-acb591a3f32f 
5 The number of stocks for the F/Fmsy indicator in the Northeast Atlantic is 52, the figures 1 and 3 state 53 but 
this is currently being corrected by the JRC 

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Figure 1: Trends in fishing pressure 2003-2020. 

Three model based indicators F/FMSY are presented (all referring to the median value of the model): one 
for 52 (figure states 53, is currently being corrected) stocks with appropriate information in the NE 
Atlantic EU waters (red line); one for an additional set of 15 stocks also located in the NE Atlantic but 
outside EU waters (green line), and one for the 34 stocks from the Mediterranean Sea & Black Seas (black 
line). 

While these recent trends need confirmation with future data, for the Commission, these time-
series further confirm the broad picture of lowered fishing mortality and increasing biomass. 
For instance, all except four stocks were subject to lower fishing mortality (F) from 2019 to 
2020. More in detail, for stocks in EU waters of the western Mediterranean, the second year 
of implementation of the multiannual management plan (West Mediterranean MAP) has seen 
a first positive signal with an increase in the number of stocks assessed close to Fmsy (1 in 
2019, 4 in 2020 out of 19 stocks) and having started their transition towards Fmsy (2 in 2019 
and 3 in 2020).  

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In the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, out of 9 stocks, 3 are below Fmsy, 1 is close and 5 are above, 
while the biomass is increasing for 6 stocks, fluctuating for 2 and declining for 1. For the 5 
stocks under the GFCM Adriatic demersal MAP, 4 out of 5 are transitioning to Fmsy faster 
than expected. 

Figure 2: Trends of all stocks used to estimate the F/Fmsy indicator for the 
Mediterranean and Black Sea. Each line represents one fish stock. For key to the lines 
and further details, see report STECF-22-01. 

1.2. Biomass trends 

In the Northeast Atlantic EU waters, the trend in biomass shows a general increase over time 
since  2007,  both  for  assessed  stocks  and  for  data  limited  stocks  for  which  only  a  relative 
biomass index is available from e.g. scientific survey data6. In 2020, biomass was on average 
around  35%-50%  higher  than  in  2003.  In  the  Mediterranean  &  Black  Seas,  the  median 
biomass was higher at the beginning of the time-series, but declined and remained stable from 
2006–2015, after which it shows a constant but gradual increase. 

6 ICES “category 3” stocks 

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Figure 3: Trends in the indicators of stock biomass (median values of the model-based 
estimates relative to 2003). Three indicators are presented: one for the Northeast 
Atlantic EU waters (52 stocks considered, red line, figure states 53 this is currently being 
corrected); one for the Mediterranean & Black Seas (34 stocks, black line); and one for 
data limited stocks (ICES category 3, 73 stocks, blue line). 

1.3. Specific actions for the Mediterranean and Black Seas 

The  Commission  concludes  that  on  the  basis  of  the  cited  report  STECF-22-01  7,  there  are 
encouraging results for the Mediterranean and Black Sea stocks. Since 2015 fishing mortality 
(F) has been decreasing and biomass increasing. For the first time overall F/Fmsy is below 2 
and this is the lowest F on record since 2003.  

Specific management measures and effort have been put in place in the Mediterranean basin 
that  possibly  influenced  the  slight  but  encouraging  results.  In  the  GFCM,  the  EU  has  been 
actively  promoting  management  actions  that  would  contribute  to  better  management  of  the 
stocks, protection of essential fish habitat and vulnerable marine ecosystems, and fight against 
illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

Four  management  plans  have  been  adopted  in  2018  and  five  in  2019.  Since  2018,  seven 
research  programmes  have  been  initiated,  on  red  coral;  European  eels;  rapana  whelk; 
dolphinfish; picked dogfish; blue crab and sturgeon.  

Building on the results of the 2017 Jabuka/Pomo Pit fisheries restricted area, which seems to 
be contributing to the improved state of demersal fish stocks in the Adriatic Sea, the fisheries 
restricted area became permanent, and reflection was initiated to adopt potential new fisheries 
restricted areas in the Adriatic.  

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Several new inspection schemes have been adopted. The fishing opportunities Regulation of 
20208 was the first in which the new fisheries governance and implementation of the Western 
Mediterranean Multiannual plan (West Med MAP) addressing both the Mediterranean and the 
Black Seas was transposed. The year 2020 was the first in which catch and effort limits were 
implemented, in addition to a cap on fleet capacity for several fisheries.  

1.4. Situation in the Baltic Sea 

In the Baltic Sea, the trend of increasing fishing mortality and reducing biomass over the past 
years  has  worsened  due  to  the  combination  of  excessive  fishing  and  unfavourable 
environmental  situation.  This  has  led  to  a  reduction  in  habitat  extent  for  a  number  of  fish 
stocks and to decreases in the amount of fish in the sea. Growth of Baltic cod appears also to 
have  slowed,  leading  to  smaller  sizes  of  fish  being  caught.  Since  2020,  the  fishing 
opportunities  in  the  Baltic  Sea  have  had  to  be  decreased.  Demersal  fisheries  are  limited  to 
targeting flatfish as the directed fisheries for both cod stocks are closed. 

Many species and habitats of the Baltic Sea are not in good condition9 due to excessive inflow 
of nutrients and the greater extent of deep-water areas with low oxygen levels. This is caused 
by a combination of eutrophication and a reduced frequency of inflows of saline and oxygen-
rich  water  from  the  North  Sea,  climate-driven  changes  in  water  temperature  (including 
changes  in  ice  cover)  and  high  contaminant  levels.  The  presence  of  non-indigenous  species 
has more than doubled since 2000. 

The principal stocks in the Baltic Sea (cod and herring stocks) are either or both depleted or 
overfished. Moreover, the status of European eel continues to be critical. Finally, the directed 
salmon fishery is closed in the main basin.  

1.5. Number of stock assessments available for the monitoring 

For the Northeast Atlantic, the number of stocks having reference points (or indicators) has 
increased  compared  to  last  year’s  report.  The  number  of  TACs  for  which  quantified 
assessments were available has also increased. 

The number of stock assessments available in the Mediterranean and Black Sea10 increased 
during the period 2003-2009 from 20 up to 34. The number of stock assessments was stable 
until  2019.  The  analysis  for  this  sea  basin  is  performed  on  a  limited  number  of  stocks  each 
year and a small proportion of total EU landings across all species and areas. The information 
is available for 34 stocks in the Mediterranean Sea, and only for one stock in the Black Sea. 
For many of these stocks though, the shorter time series of assessments (comparatively to the 
Northeast Atlantic) means that biomass reference points with regards to safe biological limits 
cannot be calculated. In addition, the different calendar for the provision of advice under the 
GFCM  framework  means  that  the  latest  stock  assessments  only  become  publicly  available 

8 Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish 
stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union 
waters 
9 ICES Ecosystem Overviews, Baltic Sea Ecoregion, Published 9 December 2021 (page 3) 
10 FAO region 37 

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later  in  the  year.  Therefore,  the  2021  GFCM  stock  assessments  were  unavailable  for  the 
present analysis and this is why the Mediterranean indicator is reported only up to 2019. 

The CFP monitoring indicator for Mediterranean and Black Sea is designed to cover EU and 
mainly EU stocks, but not other international stocks falling under GFCM competence. For the 
overall  basin,  the  GFCM  indicator  in  the  State  of  Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea  Fisheries 
(SoMFi  publications)  gives  a  more  complete  overview,  although  the  indicator  is  not  model 
based like the CFP one.   In 2021, GFCM working groups assessed 17 small pelagic and 52 
demersal stocks.  In addition, 3 stocks were benchmarked. This results in a total of 74 stock 
assessments,  pending  other  stocks  that  will  be  assessed  before  the  Scientific  Advisory 
Committee. The number of stock assessments has significantly increased from 51 in 2019 to 
72  in  2021.  This  high  number  of  GFCM  assessments  will  be  available  for  the  next  CFP 
monitoring in 2023.  

Ongoing developments on monitoring the progress 

STECF notes that many stocks still lack definition of some key reference points in relation to 
safe biological limits. Whereas Fmsy and Bmsy serve to identify the state of the stock with 
respect to its capacity to produce the highest long-term yield, there is also a need to identify 
reference points that signal high risks of stock collapses. The Commission considers this issue 
to be a priority, and supports ongoing work in ICES, GFCM and STECF  working groups to 
improve this situation.  

2.  Report on the balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities 

In line with Article 22(4) of the CFP Regulation, the Commission must report annually to the 
European Parliament and to the Council on the balance between fishing capacity and fishing 
opportunities11. 

Member States report annually on potential  imbalances, following Commission  guidelines,12 
and  for  the  fleet  segments  for  which  overcapacity  has  been  identified,  they  are  required, 
according to Article 22 of the CFP, to put forward an action plan with adjustment targets, tools 
and a clear implementation time-frame. 

A detailed analysis of the biological sustainability, economic parameters and vessel usage and 
the national fleet reports is provided below. The Annex shows for which fleets Member States 
have assessed that an imbalance between resources and fleet capacity exists, and what targets 
have  been  set  for  addressing  this  imbalance.  It  also  shows  where  monitoring  and  data 
collection was inadequate to obtain conclusive results. 

2.1. Member States' annual reports, action plans and STECF assessment 

11 See: https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reports/balance 
12  Guidelines  for  the  analysis  of  the  balance  between  fishing  capacity  and  fishing  opportunities  according  to 
Article  22  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  1380/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the  Common 
Fisheries Policy, COM(2014) 545 final.  

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All  22  coastal  Member  States  submitted  their  reports  for  2020  to  the  Commission13.  These 
reports,  together  with  the  available  information  on  the  sustainability  of  fisheries  resources, 
economic parameters and vessel activity, have been examined in-depth by STECF in a report14 
according to the Commission guidelines cited above. For details and analysis, reference should 
be made to that report. 

A  summary  of  indicators  calculated  for  each  fleet  segment  is  given  in  the  Annex  indicating 
also  which  Member  States  submitted  action  plans  and  which  fleet  segments  have  been 
identified  by  the  Member  States  as  being  in  overcapacity.    While  the  calculation  of  the 
indicators and the corresponding thresholds signalling potential overcapacity are described in 
full  detail  in  the  aforementioned  Commission  guidelines  and  in  the  STECF  report,  they  are 
also described briefly here for convenience. 

Information is provided separately by fleet segment. A fleet segment is a group of vessels of a 
defined length class (e.g. 6 to 12m length overall), operating in a defined areas (e.g. Northeast 
Atlantic) and using the same principal gear type (e.g. beam trawl). In the Annex, the area code 
NAO  means  North  Atlantic  Ocean,  including  North  Sea,  Celtic  Seas  and  Baltic  Sea,  MBS 
means  Mediterranean  and  Black  Sea,  OFR  means  other  fishing  regions.  Gear  codes  are  as 
given in Annex XI to the relevant Commission Implementing Regulation15. 

Two biological indicators (Stocks-at-Risk (SAR) and Sustainable Harvest Indicator (SHI)) are 
defined.  The  SAR  is  designed  to  show  whether  a  fleet  segment  is  catching  significant 
quantities of stocks which are at high biological risk due to being depleted to a low level.  In 
the Annex, a “red” SAR means that at least 10% of the catches of the segment are taken from 
a stock under high biological risk.  

The  SHI  is  designed  to  measure  whether  a  fleet  is  depending  for  a  significant  part  of  its 
income on stocks which are overfished with respect to MSY (see Annex). A “red” SHI means 
that a fleet segment is on average relying for its income on stocks that are fished above MSY 
rates.  

Three economic indicators are used. 

If the return on investment (RoI) is less than zero and less than the best  available long-term 
risk-free interest rate, this would be flagged as “red” as an indication of long-term economic 
inefficiency. If data on intangible costs (e.g. quota leasing) are not available, return on fixed 
and tangible assets (RoFTA) can be used instead. 

If  the  current  revenue  is  less  than  break-even  revenue,  this  would  be  flagged  as  “red”  as  an 
indication of short-term economic inefficiency. 

13 Reports and action plans can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fisheries/fisheries/rules/fishing-
fleet-capacities_en  
14 Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Assessment of balance indicators for 
key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet 
capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-21-16). Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. 
15 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for 
ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy 

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Vessel  use  indicators  would  be  flagged  as  “red”  if  more  than  20%  of  the  fleet  segment  is 
recurrently less than 70% of the potential, workable activity, as this could reveal an imbalance 
in  capacity.  Other  reasons  could  also  affect  this  parameter  such  as  unexpected  events  and 
emergencies. 

In many cases biological information (such as the state of the exploited resource) or economic 
information was not available for certain fleet segments. These occurences are listed in table 1. 

Table 1. Instances of fleet segments where lack of biological or economic information has 
prevented the calculation of biological or economic indicators. Instances where more 
than 50 vessels are affected by lack of data reporting are highlighted in bold. 

Fleet segments with 
no biological 
indicators 

Fleet segments with 
no economic 
indicators 

Number of vessels within the fleet 
segments that do not have 
biological indicators 

Number of vessels within the fleet 
segments that do not have 
economic indicators 

BEL 
BGR 
CYP 
DEU 
DNK 
ESP 
EST 
FIN 
FRA 
GRC 
HRV 
IRL 
ITA 
LTU 
LVA 
MLT 
NLD 
POL 
PRT 
ROU 
SVN 
SWE 

5 
5 
3 
9 
0 
9 
1 
3 
37 
18 
3 
6 
3 
0 
0 
9 
13 
7 
18 
0 
7 
1 

5 
7 
1 
9 
0 
33 
3 
3 
62 
6 
9 
18 
5 
6 
0 
8 
13 
9 
5 
2 
7 
15 

13 
59 
443 
19 
0 
68 
5 
14 
1276 
4834 
7 
56 
104 
0 
0 
68 
35 
20 
169 
0 
17 
5 

13 
16 
1 
20 
0 
160 
14 
14 
1080 
23 
25 
1068 
104 
11 
0 
63 
35 
22 
13 
35 
17 
415 

2.2. The capacity of the EU fishing fleet 

The number, capacity and power of vessels in the EU fleet declined up to 2021 (Figure 4). In 
December 2021, the EU fleet  register (outermost regions included) contained 74 417 vessels 
with 1 321 406 gross tons (GT) and 5 305 537 kilowatts (kW) installed power.  

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Figure 4: Capacity evolution of EU fishing fleet between 2014 and 2021 

In  December  2021,  all  coastal  Member  States’  fleets  were  compliant  with  their  respective 
capacity  ceilings  (figure  5).  However,  declarations  related  to  engine  power  are  increasingly 
subject to complaints, allegations or similar correspondence where the Commission’s attention 
is drawn to potential non-compliance issues, which equally raise concerns about the accuracy 
and  reliability  of  declarations  by  coastal  Member  States.  A  study16  was  initiated  in  January 
2018  to  assess  the  control  systems  implemented  in  coastal  Member  States  regarding  engine 
power.  It  was  completed in June 2019 and the results of the physical  verifications that were 
carried  out  during  the  study  revealed  a  widespread  non-compliance  across  coastal  Member 
States,  areas  and  vessel  types  involved  in  the  study.  According  to  the  study,  such  non-
compliance  indicated  a  systematic  lack  of  a  culture  of  compliance  at  operators’  level  with 
engine  power  limitations  across  the  fishing  sector.  The  study  also  indicated  that  the  state  of 
progress and quality of the implementation of the sampling plan to verify engine power, and 
the  systems  in  place  to  certify  and  effectively  control  engine  power  through  physical 
verifications,  significantly  differed  among  coastal  Member  States.  In  addition,  the  study 
indicated  that  certification  systems  do  not  always  generate  reliable  engine  power  figures  for 
registration  purposes  and  that  certification  does  not  guarantee  that  certified  engine  power  is 
not exceeded. 

16 Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission), Roos Diesel Analysis B.V., 
Study on engine power verification by Member States, final report, ISBN 978-92-76-08327-6, DOI 
10.2771/945320, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, 2019. 

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The  Commission  has  initiated  various  follow-up  actions  to  resolve  these  non-compliances, 
and  to  ensure  that  coastal  Member  States  improve  the  engine  power  verification  and 
certification systems. While the concerned Member States have taken a number of actions to 
resolve the non-compliances, they have also informed that the whole process will take time to 
complete,  largely  because  of  the  highly  technical  and  complex  nature  of  the  subject  matter 
and of the physical verifications to perform.    

2021 Compliance with Capacity Ceiling

100

80

60

40

20

0

BEL BGR CYP DEU DNK ESP EST FIN FRA GRC HRV IRL ITA LTU LVA MLT NLD POL PRT ROU SVN SWE

Power %

Tonnage %

Figure 5: Effective capacity as percentage of capacity ceiling by Member State, in 
December 2021: Mainland and Outermost Region fleets 

The  fleet  in  the  outermost  regions  has  seen  a  reduction  in  the  number  of  vessels  and  gross 
tonnage  capacity.  Between  December  2020  and  December  2021,  the  number  of  vessels 
decreased by 13 vessels to a total of 3 937. The capacity in GT decreased by 1 167 to a total of 
55 647 GT. The capacity in kW increased marginally by 2 125 kW to a total of 394 363 kW. 

Vessel Tonnage vs its Capacity Ceiling 
in the Outermost Regions
(December 2021)

PRT

FRA

ESP

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

50000

Capacity Ceiling Tonnage (GT)

Tonnage (GT)

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Figure 6: Vessel Tonnage vs its Capacity Ceiling in the EU Outermost Regions (situation 
in December 2021) 

2021  Vessel Power vs its Capacity Ceiling 
in the Outermost Regions
(December 2021)

PRT

FRA

ESP

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

Capacity Ceiling Main Power (kW)

Power (kW)

Figure 7: Vessel Power vs its Capacity Ceiling in the EU Outermost Regions (situation in 
December 2021) 

2.3. Main conclusions by coastal Member State17 and for the United Kingdom 

Each year, STECF issues an advice both as regards the balance between the fleet capacity and 
the fishing opportunities for  the different  fleet  segments, as well as  regarding the quality of 
the  assessment  provided  by  the  coastal  Member  States  and  the  United  Kingdom  in  their 
national  fleet  reports  and,  where  relevant,  action  plans.  Therefore,  the  STECF  conclusions 
sometimes differ from those of the coastal Member States and the United Kingdom, as this is 
summarised in the comparisons below, based on the indicators calculated by STECF. In these 
comparisons,  the  Commission  has  drawn  conclusions  and  inferences  from  the  calculations 
carried out by STECF. 

Belgium  considers  that  its  fleets  are  balanced  and  has  not  submitted  an  action  plan.  Three 
fleets segments (numbering 51 vessels) have “red” biological indicators and, for one of these 
fleets, the economic indicators are also “red”, which are an indication of imbalance.  

Bulgaria has submitted an action plan and has reported that 14 fleet segments containing 627 
vessels (out of 1845) are out of balance. Of these 14 segments, 6 are exploiting stocks at risk 
and  5  are  operating  unprofitably.  Economic  information  was  missing  for  7  segments  and 
information  about  sustainable harvesting was missing for all the fleet  except  for one vessel. 
Measures  proposed  in  the  action  plan  were  support  measures  (e.g.  investments,  marketing, 
compensation) rather than withdrawal of fleet capacity. 

17 References to “red’ or “green” indicators are references to the Annex and mean that the indicators as assessed 
in STECF-20-16 as possibly indicating an imbalance (“red”) or not (“green”). Further explanation is given in the 
STECF report. Where Member States have not submitted an action plan, this means that it considers its fleet is in 
balance. 

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Cyprus has submitted an action plan concerning overcapacity in one fleet segment containing 
5 vessels (out of 858) to be addressed by 2025, to be addressed by permanent cessation of two 
vessels or by fishing gear modifications. Four fleets show “red” economic indicators but only 
one vessel has a “red” biological indicator. 

Germany  has  submitted  an  action  plan  concerning  10  fleet  segments  which  contain  745 
vessels.  Seven  of  these  segments  have  “red”  biological  indicators  and  two  have  “red” 
economic indicators. For two of the segments, indicators are not available. 

Denmark has 13 fleet segments with at least one “red” biological indicator and 9 segments 
with at least one “red” economic indicator. 452 out of 1671 vessels are inactive. Denmark has 
not yet submitted an action plan to address overcapacity, despite these indications. 

Spain has submitted an action plan with a target date of 2023 concerning 7 segments in the 
Mediterranean,  2  in  the  northeast  Atlantic  and  3  in  other  areas,  together  containing  332 
vessels.  50  out  of  93  segments  had  at  least  one  “red”  biological  indicator.  The  action  plan 
focuses on a wide variety of technical measures and quota management measures rather than 
capacity withdrawal. 

Estonia has four fleet segments with at least one “red” biological indicator and one segment 
with  three  “red”  economic  indicators.  Estonia  has  a  fleet  of  1815  vessels  of  which  605  are 
inactive. Estonia has not submitted an action plan, despite these indications of overcapacity.  

Finland  has  four  fleet  segments  with  at  least  one  “red”  biological  indicator  and  has  three 
segments which each have three “red” economic indicators. For three segments all biological 
and economic indicators are missing. Finland has not  submitted an action plan, and expects 
capacity  reduction to  take place systemically  after the introduction of transferable quotas in 
2017. It was reported that due to this, catches in 2020 were significantly more evenly spread 
across  the  timeframe  but  it  is  not  clear  whether  and  how  it  affected  the  Member  State’s 
capacity.  Finland  has  therefore  not  fixed  objectives  and  targets  for  forthcoming  capacity 
reductions. 

France has presented an action plan concerning 2 fleet segments containing 59 vessels. One 
of these segments had both biological and economic indicators all “green” while the other had 
both indicators all “red”. Overall, there were 38 segments with at least one “red” biological 
indicator and 14 segments with at least one “red” economic indicator. 

The United Kingdom participation in the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)  18 
programme continues until 2023 and therefore it has opportunities for funding of permanent 
cessation, but has not presented an action plan.  There were 19 fleet segments with at least one 
“red” biological indicator and 6 segments with at least one “red” economic indicator.  

Greece  has  22  fleet  segments,  of  which  two  segments  have  at  least  one  “red”  biological 
indicator,  but  such  indicators  are  only  available  for  four  segments.  Seven  segments  had  at 

18 Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 

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least  one  “red”  economic  indicator.  Greece  has  not  presented  an  action  plan  despite  these 
indications of overcapacity. 

Croatia’s action plan is intended to address overcapacity in 14 out of 32 segments by 2023. 
This concerns 11 segments with at least one “red” biological indicator and 7 segments with at 
least  one  “red”  economic  indicator.  These  14  segments  contain  594  vessels  out  of  7829.  A 
further 1613 vessels are inactive. Measures proposed by Croatia include capacity reductions, 
effort limits, closed areas and decommissioning of certain types of fishing gear. 

Ireland has 16 (out of 29) segments with at least one “red” biological indicator and at least 5 
segments  with  at  least  one  “red”  economic  indicator.  Five  segments  have  no  available 
biological  indicator  and  18  segments  have  no  available  economic  indicator.  Ireland  has  not 
presented an action plan despite these indications of overcapacity. 

Italy  has  presented  an  action  plan  covering  14  segments  which  contain  3102  vessels  out  of 
total  fleet  of  12005  vessels.  These  14  segments  cover  11  segments  which  have  at  least  one 
“red” biological or economic indicator, and 3 segments with low levels of activity. Italy puts 
forward  closed  seasons  and  marine  protected  areas  as  means  to  reduce  fishing  effort  to 
achieve biological sustainability but does not address structural overcapacity.  

Lithuania  has  presented  an  action  plan  with  a  target  date  of  2023  covering  4  segments, 
containing 9 vessels out of a total of 144 in the fleet. These cover 4 of the 8 segments which 
have at least one “red” biological indicator.  

Latvia has presented an action plan concerning one fleet segment that covers 37 vessels out 
of  a  total  of  324  in  the  fleet.  That  segment  had  a  “red”  biological  indicator.  The  other  two 
segments  had  “red”  economic  indicators  but  “green”  biological  indicators  and  were  not 
included  in  the  plan.  Overcapacity  in  these  two  segments  is  therefore  not  addressed  in  the 
action plan. 

Malta has presented an action plan concerning 2 segments containing 422 vessels of its total 
fleet  of  911  vessels.  Both  segments  have  “green”  biological  indicators  but  “red”  economic 
indicators.  Four  other  segments  with  “red”  biological  indicators  were  not  included  in  the 
action plan.  

The  Netherlands  had  6  segments  with  biological  indicators  in  ”red”  and  4  segments  with 
“red”  economic  indicators,  out  of  a  total  of  24  segments.  Despite  these  indications  of 
overcapacity,  the  Netherlands  did  not  present  an  action  plan.  Biological  and  economic 
indicators were missing for 13 segments. 

Poland presented an action plan concerning 7 segments containing 767 vessels out of 830 in 
the fleet.  All  of these segments had at  least  one  “red” biological  indicator and four of them 
also had “red” economic indicators, both of which suggest overcapacity. Poland’s action plan 
aims to take tactical measures for three to five years while assessing the biological situation, 
and to implement temporary reductions in fishing effort with compensation. However, Poland 
does not foresee any reduction in fleet capacity. 

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Portugal had 16 fleet segments with at least one “red” biological indicators and 7 segments 
with  at  least  one  “red”  economic  indicator.  Portugal  did  not  present  an  action  plan  despite 
these indications of overcapacity. 

Romania  presented  an  action  plan  concerning  one  fleet  segment  containing  4  vessels  for 
which the available biological and economic indicators were all “green”. The action plan did 
not cover two segments with “red” biological indicators. 

Slovenia  had  ten  fleet  segments  containing  138  vessels,  of  which  one  segment  had  a  “red” 
biological  indicator  and  two  segments  had  at  least  one  “red”  economic  indicator.  For  seven 
segments, neither economic nor biological indicators were available. Despite these indications 
of overcapacity, Slovenia did not present an action plan. 

Sweden  presented  an  action  plan  covering  only  17  cod-directed  fishing  vessels  across  5 
segments. For 15 segments there was at least one “red” biological indicator. One segment had 
a “red” economic indicator.  

There were significant gaps in the provision of biological and economic indicators. Bulgaria, 
Cyprus, Spain,  France,  Greece,  Ireland,  Italy, Malta, Portugal  and Sweden all had segments 
containing 50 or more vessels for which either biological or economic data were not available. 
For Cyprus, France, Ireland and Sweden the numbers exceeded 200 vessels. 

The Commission  has written to  the  relevant  Member States  about  the need to  improve data 
collection in order, i.a., to comply with the provisions of Article 22 of the Common Fisheries 
Policy. 

2.4. Financial  support  from  the  EMFAF  for  the  structural  adaptation  of  the 

fishing fleets 

Certain segments of the fishing fleet are subject to overcapacity, resulting in marine biological 
resources being overexploited. If there is structural overcapacity, profitability is low because 
too  many  vessels  are  chasing  too  few  fish.  Therefore,  to  prevent  this  situation  from 
happening, a structural adaptation of the fishing fleets concerned is necessary.  

In  this  context,  the  EMFAF  can  grant,  under  specific  conditions,  financial  compensation  to 
fishers  if  they  permanently  cease  their  fishing  activities.  The  fishing  capacity  eliminated 
thanks to this support is then permanently removed from the fleet. Permanent cessation can be 
carried out either by scrapping the fishing vessel or by decommissioning it and retrofitting it 
for  other  activities.  However,  changing  over  to  recreational  fishing  must  not  lead  to  an 
increased pressure on the marine ecosystem. 

Member  States  are  currently  preparing  their  EMFAF  programmes  for  2021-2027.  These 
programmes  are  multiannual  strategic  roadmaps  for  public  investment,  underpinned  by  an 
analysis  of  strengths,  weaknesses,  opportunities  and  threats  (SWOT).  They  describe  tailor-
made actions to respond to the specific challenges identified by Member States as regards the 
common EU priorities for marine biodiversity, maritime policy and sustainable fisheries and 
aquaculture.  The  Commission  approves  them  after  an  in-depth  assessment  taking  into 

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account,  inter  alia,  the  balance  between  the  fishing  capacity  of  the  fleets  and  the  available 
fishing  opportunities,  as  reported  annually  by  coastal  Member  States  in  accordance  with 
Article 22(2) of the CFP Regulation. 

2.5. Conclusions 

In 2021, all coastal Member States complied with their obligation to report information on the 
capacity and the balance of their fleet segments with fishing opportunities. However, some of 
these  Member  States  will  need  to  readjust  their  reporting  to  better  comply  with  the 
Commission’s  guidelines  (cited  above)  and  address  discrepancies  between  their  national 
reports  and  the  advice  of  the  STECF.  Twelve  coastal  Member  States  presented  a  new  or 
revised action plan with a large variety of measures to address overcapacity, but more needs 
to be done to make the action plans more specific, time bound and objective driven.  

The overall capacity (in  GT and kW) of the EU  fleet  (outermost  regions  included) changed 
but mainly due to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The exclusion of the UK vessels 
brought  a  change  of  -8.8%,  -15%  and  -16%  in  number  of  vessels,  power  and  tonnage, 
respectively. However, excluding the UK fleet, the EU fleet (outermost regions included) has 
hardly changed. The number of vessels, power and tonnage changed only by -0.3%, 0.3% and 
0.1%, respectively. Therefore, there was a marginal increase in the power and tonnage of the 
fleets. The overall capacity of the EU mainland fleet (outermost regions excluded) remained 
relatively  stable  with  minor  changes  of  -0.3%,  0.3%  and  0.1%  in  the  number  of  vessels, 
power and tonnage, respectively. In December 2021, the fishing capacity of the EU fleet as a 
whole  (outermost  regions  included)  was  23%  below  the  capacity  ceilings  for  gross  tonnage 
and 15% below the engine power ceilings.  

Nevertheless,  a  particular  attention  needs  to  be  paid  to  the  fleets  of  some  coastal  Member 
States, especially in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, of which the capacity is very close to 
the  ceilings.  Capacity  measures  can  be  of  a  particular  relevance  for  countries  and  regions 
where conservation and management measures are not (yet) effective enough to regulate input 
and output measures such as effort limits or TACs. 

3.  Implementation of the landing obligation  

The objective of the landing obligation is to avoid the waste of resources via 
discards, through encouraging fishers to fish more selectively and to actively 
avoid unwanted catches. For that purpose, it requires all catches to be landed 

The  landing  obligation  has  been  in  place  since  2015  and  fully  applicable  since  2019.  The 
following reporting is based on information transmitted by Member States, Advisory Councils 
and other relevant sources to the Commission. Reports on the implementation of the landing 

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obligation  were  first  produced  in  2015.  This  reporting  is  included  since  2016  in  the 
Commission’s Annual Communication on the CFP. This staff working document covers the 
implementation of the landing obligation in 2021.  

The  legal  obligation  of  the  Commission  to  annually  report  on  the  implementation  of  the 
landing obligation does not apply anymore since last year. However, as the landing obligation 
is  a  key  element  contributing  to  the  CFP  objectives,  it  was  decided  to  continue  the  annual 
exercise.  

In 2022, the Commission received reports from 17 Member States19, four Advisory Councils 
(two  referring  to  previous  recommendations  given)  and  the  European  Fisheries  and  Control 
Agency  (EFCA).  No  reports  were  received  from  Croatia,  Cyprus,  Portugal  nor  Slovenia. 
Since  the  2017  report  (referring  to  2016),  there  has  been  a  steady  decline  in  the  number  of 
reports submitted by Member States (from 21 in 2017 to 17 in 2022). This year, only four20 
out  of  eight  Mediterranean  Member  States  submitted  a  report.  However,  2022  was  also  the 
first  year  in  which  all  Member  States  with  fishing  activity  in  the  Baltic  and  the  Black  Sea 
submitted reports.  

Other sources for this year’s monitoring includes the Commission audits, the initiative report 
of the European Parliament on securing the objectives of  Article 15 of the CFP Regulation, 
the recent study on the landing obligation contracted by the European Climate, Infrastructure 
and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), a recent ancillary task undertaken by FAME21 
(currently FAMENET) on EMFF expenditure, as well as the study published in 2020 by the 
European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA). 

The Commission requests the STECF in each first plenary of the year to analyse these various 
sources, as done this year in STECF PLEN 22-0122. 

Table 2 shows the responses received from Member States by sea basin. Generally, Member 
States that responded followed the questionnaire although the level of detail provided varied 
widely.  Some  Member  States  provided  extensive  descriptions  of  the  efforts  carried  out  to 
implement  the  landing  obligation  as  well  as  comprehensive  data  on  discard  levels, 
infringements,  last  haul  inspections  etc.  while  others  provided  repetitive  information 
submitted  in  previous  reports  and  limited  or  incomplete  data  sets.  In  some  cases,  Member 
States provided no data at all.  

19 14 were received on time and taken within the STECF assessment of STECF PLEN 22-01. Three reports came 
after the deadline. 
20 Out of which two were after the deadline, and could not be taken into account with the STECF assessment. 
21 https://ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fisheries/funding/fisheries-and-aquaculture-monitoring-and-evaluation-
fame_en 
22 Plenary Meeting Reports - European Commission (europa.eu) 

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Table 2: 2021 reports received (in 2022) by region (blanks indicate no activity in that sea 
basin). 

NWW 

SWW 

North Sea 

Baltic 

Mediterranean  Black Sea 

Member 
States 
Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Croatia 
Cyprus 
Denmark 
Estonia 
Finland 
France 

Germany 
Greece 
Ireland 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

after 

Yes, 
deadline 

after 

Yes, 
deadline 

after 

Yes, 
deadline 
Yes 

after 

Yes, 
deadline 

Italy 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Malta 
Netherlands  Yes 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden 
United 
Kingdom 

Yes 

NA 

No 

Yes 

Yes 
NA 

No 

Yes 

NA 

Yes 

No 
No 

Yes, after deadline 

Yes 

No 

Yes, after deadline 

Yes 

No 
Yes 

Yes 
Yes 
Yes 

Yes 

Yes 
Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

3.1. Quota management 

Member  States  report  that  the  most  important  management  measures  to  prevent  choke 
situations23 and to  successfully implement  the landing obligation are quota  swaps  and inter-
annual flexibility. The anticipated early closures of fishing activity due to choke issues have 
not  materialised  and  this  has  continued  to  be  the  case  in  2021.  Nevertheless,  the  North-
Western-Waters  Advisory  Council  and  the  North  Sea  Advisory  Council  have  updated  their 
analyses  in  which  potential  choke  issues  are  identified  and  mapped  in  their  respective  sea 
basins,  showing  that  situations  of  mismatch  between  fishing  opportunities  and  actual  catch 
patterns  still  exist  in  several  fisheries.  However,  Member  States  affected  by  the  UK’s 
withdrawal  from  the  EU  pointed  out  that  the  reduction  in  fishing  opportunities  due  to  that 
withdrawal has restricted the ability to swap quotas and the reductions in quota as a result of 
quota transfers from the EU to the UK have negatively impacted the sector and increased the 
risk of choke situations. 

23 ”a species for which the available quota is exhausted (long) before the quotas are exhausted of (some of) the 
other species that are caught together in a (mixed) fishery” (Zimmermann et al. 2015). 

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Like  in  previous  years,  there  is  no  evidence  of  any  significant  increases  in  quota  swapping 
between  Member  States,  and  this  is  confirmed  by  the  Commission’s  QUOTA  database 
(Figures 8a-b and 9a-b). However, it remains an important mechanism, and there are specific 
cases where Member States report that quota swaps have helped to avoid choke situations. To 
increase transparency and facilitate swapping, the Commission publishes the quota swaps list 
per year on a publicly available website24. The file for the current year is updated on a weekly 
basis. 

Volume of Quota swaps "in" (t)

900.000

800.000

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500.000

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

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Figure 8a: Volume of quota swaps “in” (t) 

24 After notifying the Commission, the Member States may exchange all or part of the fishing opportunities 
allocated to them (Article 16(8) Common Fisheries Policy Regulation). The quota swaps are published every 
year by the Commission on https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs_en   

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Volume of Quota swaps "in" per MS (t)

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100

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Number of Quota swaps "in" per MS

180000

160000

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Figure 9a: Number of quota swaps “in” per MS 

20 

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CYP
DEU
DNK
ESP
EST
FIN
FRA
GBR
GRC
HRV
IRL
ITA
LTU
LVA
NLD
POL
PRT
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CYP

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Number of Quota swaps "in"

Total

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Figure 9b: Number of quota swaps “in” 

3.2. Sea basins implementation 

Delegated Regulations specifying the details of implementation of the landing obligation 

In order to  ensure successful and feasible implementation, Member States  may develop  and 
submit  to  the  Commission  joint  recommendations,  after  consulting  the  Advisory  Councils, 
with specific implementation provisions to be adopted by the Commission as delegated acts. 
As the suggested measures within the joint recommendations should take into account the best 
available  scientific  advice  as  well  as  include  scientific  evidence  as  the  basis  for  the 
exemptions to the landing obligation, the Commission submits the joint recommendations to 
STECF for assessment.  

These  delegated  acts  provide  some  flexibility  in  cases  where  unwanted  catches  are  very 
difficult  to  avoid,  lead  to  disproportional  costs,  or  species  have  a  high  survivability  rate. 
Exemptions from the landing obligation are provided under Article 15(2) and (4) of the CFP 
Regulation.  In  addition  to  prohibited  species  and  predator  damage  exemptions,  the  landing 
obligation  does  not  apply  to:  (i)  high  survivability  cases,  for  which  scientific  evidence 
demonstrates high survival rates; and (ii) in cases for up to 5% of the total annual catches (de 
minimis)  either  because  scientific  evidence  demonstrates  that  increases  in  selectivity  are 
difficult to achieve or in order to avoid disproportionate costs for handling unwanted catches. 
This  flexibility has been put  in  place by the  co-legislators to  be  able to  address  the specific 

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problems of, mostly, mixed fisheries25 in relation to the achievements of the objectives of the 
CFP Regulation and to avoid the phenomenon of choke species. 

The  Western  Waters26,  the  North  Sea27,  the  Baltic28  and  the  western  Mediterranean29  
multiannual  plans  allow  adopting  delegated  regulations  specifying 
the  details  of 
implementation  of  the  landing  obligation  for  all  species  under  the  landing  obligation, 
including the de minimis and high survivability exemptions and technical measures aimed at 
increasing gear selectivity and reducing the unwanted catches and eliminating discards. 

In 2021,  the following delegated regulations  specifying  the details  of implementation  of the 
landing obligation were in place: 

1.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2063 of 25 August 2021 amending and 
correcting  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2015  specifying  details  of 
the 
implementation of the landing obligation for certain fisheries in Western Waters for 
the period 2021-2023;  

2.  Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2021/2062  of  23  August  2021  amending 
Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2014  specifying  details  of  implementation  of  the 
landing obligation for certain fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2021-2023;  

3.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2065 of 25 August 2021 establishing a 
discard plan for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea, 1 January to 31 December 2022; 

4.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2066 of 25 August 2021 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding 
details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal stocks in the 
western Mediterranean Sea for the period 2022-2024; 

5.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2064 of 25 August 2021 supplementing 
Regulation  (EU)  No  1380/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  as 

25 'mixed fisheries' means fisheries in which more than one species is present and where different species are 
likely to be caught in the same fishing operation, Recital 36 of the CFP Regulation. 
26  Article  13,  Regulation  (EU)  2019/472  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  19  March  2019 
establishing  a  multiannual  plan  for  stocks  fished  in  the  Western  Waters  and  adjacent  waters,  and  for  fisheries 
exploiting  those  stocks,  amending  Regulations  (EU)  2016/1139  and  (EU)  2018/973,  and  repealing  Council 
Regulations  (EC)  No  811/2004,  (EC)  No  2166/2005,  (EC)  No  388/2006,  (EC)  No  509/2007  and  (EC)  No 
1300/2008 
27  Article  11,  Regulation  (EU)  2018/973  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  4  July  2018 
establishing a  multiannual plan  for demersal  stocks in the  North Sea and the  fisheries exploiting those  stocks, 
specifying  details  of  the  implementation  of  the  landing  obligation  in  the  North  Sea  and  repealing  Council 
Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 
28  Article  7,  Regulation  (EU)  2016/1139  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  6  July  2016 
establishing  a  multiannual  plan  for  the  stocks  of  cod,  herring  and  sprat  in  the  Baltic  Sea  and  the  fisheries 
exploiting  those  stocks,  amending  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2187/2005  and  repealing  Council  Regulation 
(EC) No 1098/2007 
29  Article  14,  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1022  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  20  June  2019 
establishing a multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and 
amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 

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regards  the  establishment  of  a  de  minimis  exemption  to  the  landing  obligation  for 
certain demersal fisheries in the Adriatic and south-eastern Mediterranean;  

6.  Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2237  of  13  August  2020  amending 
Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/3  as  regards  the  derogation  for  the  minimum 
conservation reference size of Venus shells (Venus spp.) in certain Italian territorial 
waters (period of application until 31 December 2022); 

7.  Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2020/2012  of  5  August  2020  amending 
Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2018/161  establishing  a  de  minimis  exemption  to  the 
landing  obligation  for  certain  small  pelagic  fisheries  in  the  Mediterranean  Sea,  as 
regards its period of application 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2023; 

8.  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/306 of 18 December 2017 laying down 
specifications  for  the  implementation  of  the  landing  obligation  as  regards  cod  and 
plaice in Baltic Sea fisheries; and 

9.  Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  2021/1417  of  22  June  2021  supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 concerning the specifications for the landing obligation as 
regards salmon in the Baltic Sea for the period 2021-2023. 

STECF  observes  that  the  impacts  of  exemptions  on  fishing  mortality  is  poorly  understood 
given  the  limited  reporting  of  catches  that  were  discarded  under  exemptions.  The  STECF 
EWG  20-04  had  previously  advised  that  it  would  be  appropriate  and  timely  for  Member 
States  Regional  Groups  and  the  Commission  to  review  existing  exemptions  to  the  landing 
obligation. Anticipating that the majority of the delegated acts will expire by the end of 2023, 
and the above, the Commission is preparing a review to be carried out in 2023 regarding all 
existing exemptions  to  the landing obligation. This  has been  further discussed and prepared 
for in STECF PLEN 21-03. 

3.3. Control and enforcement  

The Commission has a responsibility to control and evaluate the application of the rules of the 
CFP  by  Member  States  (Article  96(1)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1224/2009)30.  In 
fulfilling this role, the Commission launched an audit series in 2020 to evaluate the measures 
adopted  by  Spain,  France,  Belgium,  Ireland  and  the  Netherlands  to  ensure  control, 
enforcement  and inspection of activities relevant to the landing obligation and to ensure the 
full documentation of all fishing trips and relevant data. Member States were selected on the 
basis of those having access to by-catch quotas31. 

The audits found that the landing obligation is not effectively controlled and enforced and that 
quantities  recorded  as  discarded  and  the  landed  quantities  of  catches  below  the  Minimum 
Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) are very low. This information differs from scientific 
data  collected  and  indicates  extensive  unreported  discarding.  This  latter  finding  is  also 
supported  by  various  reports  mentioned  in  the  chapters  above,  including  three  EFCA 

30 OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. 
31 As provided for by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 the fishing 
opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing 
vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 29, 31.1.2019, p. 1–166). 

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compliance  evaluation  reports32  on  the  implementation  of  the  landing  obligation,  which  all 
found  that  non-compliance  with  the  landing  obligation  was  widespread  in  specific  fisheries 
during the evaluation periods (2015/2016-2017) in the North Sea and North Western Waters. 
Therefore,  given  the  importance  of  monitoring  and  enforcing  the  landing  obligation  for  the 
success of the CFP and considering that monitoring tools currently in place and actions taken 
in Member States were not fit for this purpose, the Commission launched in the second half of 
2021  five  infringement  procedures  against  Spain,  France,  Belgium,  Ireland  and  the 
Netherlands  for  failure  to  take  appropriate  measures  to  ensure  control,  enforcement  and 
inspection  of  the  landing  obligation  and  to  ensure  detailed  and  accurate  documentation  of 
catches.  

Based on the audits and the various information sources and reports mentioned in this chapter, 
the reporting of discards by fishermen continues to be very low and underrepresents the actual 
quantities  discarded.  Quantities  recorded  as  discarded  under  de  minimis  provisions  are  in 
general significantly below permitted thresholds. The registration of landed catches below the 
MCRS  is  very  low,  indicating  that  such  catches  are  illegally  discarded  at  sea  rather  than 
avoided  through  more  selective  fishing  practices.  More  Member  States  (Cyprus,  Denmark, 
Finland,  Germany,  Greece,  Ireland,  the  Netherlands,  Portugal  and  Spain)  than  in  previous 
years  provided  quite  detailed  information  on  below  MCRS  catches  for  2019,  while  others 
provided  no  data,  claiming  there  were  still  difficulties  in  recording  such  catches  in  the 
electronic reporting system (ERS).  

The  EUMOFA  study  also  concludes  that  the  available  data  on  landings  of  catches  below 
MCRS  is  incomplete  and  incomparable  between  Member  States.  The  most  comprehensive 
and  comparable  dataset  is  the  Aggregated  Catch  Data  Reports  (ACDR)33.  However,  in  the 
ACDR data, 8 EU Member States report zero landings of unwanted catches.  

Despite  the  better  reporting  of  catches  discarded  under  exemptions  and  landings  of  catches 
below  MCRS,  which  is  evidenced  by  the  Member  States’  reports  for  2019  and  2020,  it  is 
extremely doubtful that they reflect the true quantities being caught. Observer data from ICES 
and last-haul  analysis by EFCA34  indicate large discrepancies between what  is  reported and 
what is observed. Figures 9 and 10 show the activity of the EFCA on last haul inspections in 
2021. Member States should ramp up efforts to ensure better reporting of such catches. The 
introduction  of  the  landing  obligation  requires  a  paradigm  shift  in  terms  of  control  and 
enforcement  and  requires  the  introduction  of  modern  control  technologies  such  as  remote 
electric monitoring (REM) tools incorporating closed circuit television (CCTV) and sensors. 
The  fact  that  fishing  activities  by  the  vast  majority  of  Union  fishing  vessels  currently  take 
place without effective control tools remains a serious issue for the successful implementation 
of the landing obligation. The ongoing revision of the Control Regulation provides a timely 
window  of  opportunity  for  the  introduction  of  REM  tools  for  the  control  of  the  landing 
obligation  

During  2021  the  COVID-19  affected  the  control  and  inspection  activities  of  EFCA  and  the 
Member  States.  This  hindered  the  effective  and  efficient  implementation  of  the  landing 
obligation.  

32 https://www.efca.europa.eu/en/content/compliance-evaluation 
33 Aggregated Catch Data Reporting" as required in Article 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 
34 Last haul analysis is a method of estimating representative size – and species distribution – of the catch of a 
fishing fleet based on the contents of trawls which are hauled in the presence of inspectors at sea. 

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Figure 10: Last haul inspections carried out in 2021 

Figure 11: Number of LH by JDPs 

Member States still rely on conventional  and  traditional controls  such as inspections at sea, 
inspections at landing, data analysis and aerial surveillance which are ineffective at ensuring 
control and enforcement of the landing obligation at sea and have limited effect in promoting 
a  culture  of  compliance  among  all  operators  and  fishermen.  The  essential  role  of  effective 
enforcement should be acknowledged in light of the strong incentives for non-compliance and 
the  generally  poor  levels  of  ‘buy  in’  by  the  fishing  industry.  Traditional  controls  cannot 
reliably  detect  illegal  and  unreported  discarding  and  cannot  ensure  compliance  with  the 
conditions and thresholds associated with exemptions such as the survivability and de minimis 

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exemptions. This deficiency is very serious in the context of monitoring compliance with the 
landing  obligation  and  for  ensuring  that  all  catches  are  documented  in  accordance  with 
European Union legislative requirements. This deficiency poses a significant risk to the long-
term sustainability objectives of the CFP, especially when the capacity of the Member States’ 
fleets and the biological status of certain stocks are taken into consideration.35  

Effective control and enforcement are essential to the success of the landing obligation. The 
Commission supported the use of the REM tools, incorporating closed-circuit television and 
sensor  data,  in  its  proposal  for  a  revised  Fisheries  Control  System36.  In  recognition  of  the 
value of REM controls, in 2019 EFCA published their Technical guidelines and specifications 
for  the  implementation  of  (REM  in  EU  fisheries37  to  facilitate  the  harmonised  adoption  of 
REM controls by Member States. Some Member States have also  explored the use of REM 
for  the  control  of  the  landing  obligation.  For  instance,  in  2021  Denmark  finalised  the  first 
phase  of  a  project  to  monitor  discards  with  CCTVs  backed  by  artificial  intelligence  in  the 
Danish  Kattegat  (3AS)  Nephrops  fishery.  The  project’s  findings38  demonstrated  that  such 
systems can reliably document compliance or lack of compliance with the landing obligation. 
Furthermore, the STECF notes that several Member States are testing innovative control tools 
for  monitoring  and  control  of  the  landing  obligation,  over  and  above  what  is  used 
traditionally. Denmark and the Netherlands39 have equipped vessels with REM or electronic 
monitoring (EM)40 as part of national pilot projects specifically geared for control purposes, 
and Sweden and Spain report that national EM pilot projects for monitoring & control have 
been initiated. Many Member States in the North Sea and the Baltic reported that they intend 
to participate in the regional pilot projects on the use of REM as supported by EFCA. In this 
context,  STECF  notes  that  there  has  been  some  progress  regarding  the  initiation  and 
implementation of EM pilots specific for monitoring and control of the landing obligation. 

However,  the  absence  of  meaningful  control  measures  and  their  uptake  in  2021  remains 
disappointing,  considering  the  time  afforded  to  Member  States’  control  authorities  to  apply 
effective controls since the phasing-in period of the landing obligation that started in January 
2015. As a result of not  adopting the necessary means, such as REM, to ensure control and 
enforcement  of  the  landing  obligation,  there  are  indications  of  widespread  non-compliance 
and  prolific,  undocumented  illegal  discarding  of  catches.  This  represents  a  significant  risk 
which is emphasized by the STECF as it is vital to maintain and improve the collection and 
reporting  of  catch  (landings,  unwanted  catch  and  discards)  data.  If  the  data  reported  do  not 
reflect  the  actual  removals,  this  will  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  quality  of  scientific 
advice and may compromise the achievement of the MSY objective.  

35 For example, Lisa BorgesBorges’ 2020 paper on The unintended impact of the European discard ban 
(https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/78/1/134/6026103). 
36 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC)  
No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008,  
and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control 
(COM(2018)368 final, 30.5.2018). 
37 https://www.efca.europa.eu/en/content/technical-guidelines-and-specifications-implementation-remote-
electronic-monitoring-rem-eu 
38 https://fiskeristyrelsen.dk/erhvervsfiskeri/kameraprojekt-i-kattegat/evalueringsrapport/ 
39 Note that the Dutch pilot project on the use of REM is not designed for fisheries control purposes.  
40 Referred throughout as EM following 2019 ICES WGTIDF recommendations 

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3.4. Social and economic effects and safety issues 

Member  States  have  continued  to  provide  very  limited  information  on  the  social  and 
economic  impacts  of  the  landing  obligation  in  their  reports.  They  report  that  it  remains 
difficult  to  assess the  social  and  economic impacts of the landing obligation, indicating that 
problems  remain  minimal  across  sea  basins.  This  is  mainly  due  to  the  exemptions  in  place 
mitigating  these  problems  and  the  funding  available  (see  3.5),  which  is  also  highlighted  by 
various Advisory Councils their advices on this topic. STECF concludes that it is not possible 
currently  to  assess  information  on  social  and  economic  impacts  of  implementation  of  the 
landing obligation as, for 2021, only two Member States have reported on such impacts. 

STECF (STECF 21-03) reviewed the data collection (e.g. DCF data used under the data calls 
for  the  Annual  Economic  Report  and  the  Fisheries-Dependent  Information  database)  and 
advised that no conclusions could be drawn on the social and economic impacts of the landing 
obligation. This  is  coherent  with  the findings from  the CINEA study that there  are no clear 
trends  in  discard  rates.  These  studies  concur  that,  at  least  until  2019  where  all  data  are 
available, there is a lack of evidence of changes in discarding practice in the fisheries, and as 
such this does not translate in any changes in the economic indicators. STECF discussed with 
the  Commission  how  STECF  may  be  able  to,  for  example,  provide  some  updated  literature 
review  of  reports  and  publications  of  the  social  and  economic  impacts  of  the  landing 
obligation, as well as to provide a comprehensive overview of model-based conclusions from 
different scenarios and fisheries of implementing the landing obligation. This will be carried 
out in 2022.  

3.5. European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 

The EMFF has general and specific measures designed to support the implementation of the 
landing obligation. The EMFF introduced, among other measures, a focus on increased gear 
selectivity, with gear technology development and sea trials continuing the work started under 
the European Fisheries Fund41 in 2007-2013. 

In 2017, DG MARE requested FAME to undertake an Ancillary Task (AT) exploring mainly 
how EMFF, and to a lesser extent EFF and other (EU and national) funding had been used to 
date by Member States to support the implementation of the landing obligation. A more recent 
report42 undertaken by FAME is a follow-up to this task. Table 3 shows the Member States 
that were selected as case studies for this follow up report. 

41 Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund 
42 https://ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fisheries/funding/fisheries-and-aquaculture-monitoring-and-evaluation-
fame_en 

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Table 3: Member States selected as case studies based on number of operations under 
potentially LO-relevant measures based on the FAME methodology  

Source: Infosys 2020, FAME compilation, 2021 

No  MS 

 EMFF committed 
(EUR) 

 EMFF spent 
(EUR) 

 No. 
operations 

EMFF 
committed/EMFF 
OP total 
allocation (%) 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

PL 

DE 

DK 

LV 

ES 

FR 

SE 

PT 

IT 

NL 

IE 

LT 

EE 

FI 

HR 

EL 

BE 

BG 

MT 

RO 

 13,889,418.50 

 12,818,264.32 

 12,625,787.05 

 9,349,857.41 

 6,680,351.04 

 5,500,668.00 

 5,213,461.41 

 5,094,271.81 

 4,553,369.48 

 4,121,296.03 

 4,055,626.56 

 3,725,862.75 

 3,321,468.84 

 1,194,367.87 

 1,111,330.40 

 477,830.86 

 341,629.33 

 179,636.66 

 150,000.00 

 99,638.43 

7,199,804.84 

8,475,783.43 

7,070,298.10 

6,288,972.29 

3,618,088.82 

 739,340.26 

2,457,629.00 

2,680,859.78 

 432,927.58 

2,269,061.93 

3,382,878.96 

1,082,483.81 

2,220,952.42 

 882,165.68 

 700,915.17 

 220,740.76 

 184,819.72 

90,652.36 

 144,795.96 

52,694.23 

 476 

 175 

 243 

 20 

 206 

 35 

 106 

 19 

 190 

 82 

 215 

 43 

 120 

 265 

 90 

 24 

 13 

6 

1 

2 

          2.61  

          5.84  

          6.06  

          6.69  

          0.60  

          0.94  

          4.34  

          1.30  

          0.85  

          4.06  

          2.75  

          5.87  

          3.29  

          1.61  

          0.44  

          0.12  

          0.82  

          0.22  

          0.66  

          0.06  

This report concluded that for Member States that experience significant impact of the landing 
obligation,  the  EMFF  measures  certainly  helped,  both  directly  through  operations  under  the 
landing obligation related measures and indirectly through support for fisheries management 
more  generally.  The  funding  allowed  the  sector  to  be  more  proactive  to  avoid  negative 
impacts,  rather  than  reactive  to  those  impacts.  By  the  end  of  2017,  Member  States  had 
committed just over €30 million to the measures under the articles potentially relevant for the 
landing obligation43. The commitment levels under these articles grew by nearly three times 
between  2017  and  2018  and  have  then  grown  year  on  year  by  33%  and  27%  to  the  end  of 
2020, reaching €147.7 million. However, by contrast, total expenditure by end of 2020 was 
at 59% with only €86.5 million reported44. 

43 Relevant Articles within the EMFF Regulation are Articles 37, 38, 39, 42, 43(2) and some operations under 
Article 68. 
44 Article 39 (innovation) of the EMFF Regulation shows the largest disparity between commitment and 
spending. A disparity between funds committed and funds spent is common for recently-committed funds and a 
low level of spend is also likely to be due to the type of beneficiaries as research institutes may apply for 
reimbursement of expenditure based on annual budget cycles or less frequently, rather than private sector 
operators seeking reimbursement at the earliest opportunity. 

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What  could  be  concluded  based  on  the  qualitative  information  used  in  the  report  is  that 
landing  obligation  relevant  funds  committed  and  spent  are  related  to  operations  on  (i)  gear 
selectivity  and  technical  measures,  (ii)  capital  investments  in  handling  facilities  and  (iii) 
support to control and enforcement as well as data collection efforts.  

3.6. Conclusions 

The  support  to  technical  measures  to  help  improve  selectivity  has  continued  to  grow. 
However,  the  detailed  analysis  also  shows  that  most  of  the  financial  support  has  been 
dedicated to research supporting exemptions. Support has often been for research to support 
adoption  of  exemptions  on  de  minimis  and  high  survivability  or  to  IT  system  upgrades  to 
facilitate more effective quota use, and to a lesser extent to technical measures resulting in the 
direct  reduction  of  unwanted  catches.  There  are  many  examples  of  gear  innovation  projects 
and trials, but in many instances the uptake by fleets is less than may have been expected, due 
to the regulatory measures limiting the scope of implementation of the landing obligation. 

The  EMFF  supported  improved  quota  management  systems  to  ensure  that  fisheries  could 
continue  to  operate  with  available  quotas  for  the  fisheries  and  sea  basins  with  catch  limits. 
The phased nature of the landing obligation implementation helped in this regard as Member 
States had more time to develop systems for the most problematic mixed demersal fisheries. 

Many of the efforts to facilitate the implementation of the landing obligation were regulatory 
in nature, with the EMFF providing support for research that gave the evidence base needed 
to  justify  exemptions,  e.g.  for  high  survivability,  and  funding  improvements  to  quota 
management systems.  

In  summary,  Member  States  should  be  encouraged  to  make  better  use  of  the  funds  to  also 
ensure further innovation and actual uptake of more selective fishing gear or fishing methods, 
to improve control, and to valorise unwanted catches.  

4.  The functioning and the role of Advisory Councils in 2021 

4.1. Introduction 

In 2021, all the 11 Advisory Councils45 were fully operational. In 2021 an amendment to the 
existing Delegated Regulation on the functioning of the Advisory Councils was prepared and 
adopted.46  
This amendment was part of the work undertaken by the Commission in order to facilitate the 
functioning of the Advisory Councils and to improve the representation of the various groups 
of interest in these fora.  

45 These 11 Advisory Councils are the Aquaculture AC (AAC), the Baltic Sea AC (BSAC), the Black Sea AC 
(BlSAC), the CC RUP (Advisory Council for Outermost Regions), the Long Distance AC (LDAC), the Market 
Advisory  Council  (MAC),  the  Mediterranean  AC  (MEDAC),  the  North  Sea  AC  (NSAC),  the  North  Western 
Waters AC (NWWAC), the Pelagic AC (PELAC) and the South Western Waters AC (SWWAC).  
46 See Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/242 (OJ L 41, 17.2.2015, p.1) and Commission Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2017/1575 (OJ L 239, 19.9.2017, p.1).  

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The  amendment  to  the  existing  Delegated  Regulation  was  adopted  in  February  202247  and 
contains the following elements: 

 

 

the requirement to have at least one vice-Chair from the category to which the Chair 
does not belong;  
the requirement for the General Assembly and the Executive Committee to ensure a 
balanced representation of all stakeholders, with emphasis on other interest groups 
and, where appropriate, small-scale fleets; 

  a reminder that recommendations shall comply with CFP rules and objectives, be 
prepared in a transparent way and adopted, where possible, by consensus; and 
the obligation to carry out an independent performance review every 5 years. 

 

In addition, an annex with criteria for classifying members of the Advisory Councils under the 
categories  “sector  organisations”  and  “other  interest  groups”  was  added  in  order  to  address 
classification issues. 

In 2021, the Advisory Councils submitted 109 recommendations to the Commission, less than 
in 2020 with 128 advices, but more than in 2019, with 72 advices. 

As  in  2020,  these  recommendations  were  related  to  a  range  of  subjects  such  as  access  to 
Union  waters,  the  Biodiversity  Strategy,  Brexit  consequences,  the  Covid  pandemic,  climate 
change, scientific advice, fisheries control, fishing opportunities or specific fish species. For 
the first time, recommendations on the social dimension of the CFP were also received. Eight  
recommendations were sent in view of the Technical Measures implementation report48 and 7 
on the Delegated Regulation on the functioning of the Advisory Councils. 

47 See Delegated Regulation 2022/204 (OJ L 34, 16.2.2022, p.1) 
48 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Implementation of the Technical 
Measures Regulation (Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241) (COM/2021/583 final) 

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Figure 12: Number of recommendations submitted by the Advisory Councils in 2021 by 
subject 

Each  Advisory  Council  produced  between  2  to  12  individual  recommendations,  to  which 
should  be  added  4  joint  recommendations.  Around  5  additional  recommendations  were 
received by DG MARE, which were not directly related to CFP issues49.  

Below is a description of how the recommendations were taken on board by the Commission. 

4.2. Contribution of the Advisory Councils in the context of fishing opportunities 

Recommendations  on  fishing  opportunities  for  2022  as  well  as  on  specific  species  of  fish 
represent  more  than  20%  of  the  total  number  of  recommendations  received.  These 
recommendations  are  always  useful  and kept  in  mind   in  the preparation and negotiation of 
the annual Fishing Opportunities Regulations. The recommendations are however one of the 

49 These advices are not taken account in this report. 

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numerous factors contributing to the setting of fishing opportunities, for which final decisions 
are in the hands of the Council.  

4.3. Recommendations on IUU 

On  IUU  fishing  and  the  implementation  of  the  IUU  Regulation  in  2021,  it  is  clear  that  the 
recommendations  raised  some  relevant  and  important  points.  The  Commission  took  note  of 
them  in  the  context  of  the  ongoing  discussions  on  the  revision  of  the  Control  Regulation 
related  to  the  introduction  of  mandatory  use  of  the  IT  CATCH  system.  In  addition,  the 
Commission  focused  its  attention  on  the  issues  raised  (e.g.  effective  implementation  of  the 
catch  certification  scheme)  and  informed  the  Advisory  Councils  of  which  measures  were 
already in place or planned. 

4.4. Recommendations on the landing obligation 

On  the  landing  obligation,  recommendations  were  sent  by  both  NWWAC  and  NSAC  on 
choke  risks  and  major  challenges  in  the  landing  obligation.  These  recommendations  were 
useful  in  the  context  of  discussions  on  fishing  opportunities,  for  upcoming  discussions  on 
multiannual  plans  and  discard  plans,  and  for  discussions  about  other  technical  measures  in 
those areas after exemptions. These elements are part of the information provided to STECF 
for analysis, which is then part of the Annual Communication on Fishing Opportunities. 

4.5. Recommendations on aquaculture 

In  2021,  the  Aquaculture  Advisory  Council  submitted  9  recommendations.  Most  dealt  with 
issues which have been addressed in the new strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and 
competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 203050. The Commission will put them in 
practice more concretely in the course of the implementation of the actions resulting from the 
guidelines in 2022 and the years to come. 

4.6. Recommendations on the market policy 

In  2021,  the  Commission  implemented  some  recommendations  received  from  the  Market 
Advisory Council (MAC) in 2020. In particular, a series of ad-hoc studies of interest for the 
MAC  was  integrated  in  the  2021  and  2022  EUMOFA  work  programmes.  MAC 
recommendations were sent in 2020 on necessary adaptations of CFP rules (including CMO 
and  EMFF)  to  face  consequences  of  the  Covid  crisis.  These  were  also  implemented  by  the 
Commission in 2021.  

4.7. Recommendations on RFMOs  

The  Commission  received  recommendations  from  the  Long-Distance  Advisory  Council  and 
the  Mediterranean  Advisory  Council  in  the  context  of  its  relations  with  Regional  Fisheries 

50 COM(2021) 236 final 

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Management Organizations (RFMOs). The  recommendations are taken into consideration in 
the preparation of EU proposals presented at RFMOs meetings. 

The Commission presents its proposals to relevant advisory councils (MEDAC and Black Sea 
Advisory Council (BlSAC)) ahead of the annual GFCM meetings, and to the extent possible 
takes  into  account  their  recommendations.  The  Commission  coordinates  the  MEDAC  and 
BlSAC work programmes so that they mirror the work of GFCM and the Commission. 

4.8. Consultations initiated by the Commission 

The  Advisory  Councils  are  invited  to  provide  regularly  their  contributions  to  public 
consultations  launched  by  the  Commission51.  In  2021,  there  were  3  initiatives  by  the 
Commission for which  contributions were received. These initiatives are the following: 

a)  Report on the implemention of the Technical Measures Regulation 

The  Advisory  Councils  were  consulted  in  2021  on  the  Report  on  Implementation  of  the 
Technical  Measures  Regulation  pursuant  to  Article  31  of  Regulation  (EU)  2019/1241  on 
Technical  Measures.  A  letter  was  sent  to  all  of  them  at  the  end  of  2020  with  specific 
questions.  Eight    Advisory  Councils  provided  an  answer52.  Whereever  possible,  the 
contribution received was directly inserted in the relevant Staff Working Document53.  

b)  Secondary legislation of the EMFAF 

In the  context  of the public  consultation  on the draft  Commission  Implementing Regulation 
implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) as regards the identification of energy efficient technologies and 
the  specification  of  methodology  elements  to  determine  the  normal  fishing  effort  of  fishing 
vessels, 1 joint and 1 individual recommendation from ACs were received. The comment in 
the joint recommendation from the NWWAC, CC SUD, CC SUD and MEDAC, supported by 
the NSAC, on energy-efficient technologies used by new engines led to a modification of the 
final act and the addition of a reference to internal combustion and fuel cell hybrid in the final 
text of the implementing act54. 

c)  Recommendations on the delegated act on the functioning of the ACs 

The Advisory Councils were active in the preparation of the delegated act, which was largely 
discussed with them. Seven contributions were received during the public consultation period 
and led to several modifications55 in the final version of the delegated act 2022/204. 

51URL https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say  
52 See COM(2021) 583 final 
53 See SWD(2021) 268 final 
54 See Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/46 of 13 January 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 
2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and 
Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 as regards the identification of energy-efficient 
technologies and the specification of methodology elements to determine the normal fishing effort of fishing 
vessels (OJ L 9, 14.1.2022, p.9). 
55 A reference to suppliers was added in whereas 6, to tasks of the ACs in whereas (10), as well as a reference to 
animal health in the annex on criteria. The wording of the annex on classification criteria for Other Interest 
Groups was also simplified. 

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4.9. Conclusion 

While conditions were still challenging in 2021, Advisory Councils continued to function as 
key stakeholder consultation bodies. They contributed to all aspects of the CFP, including the 
market pillar, social aspects, food supply and security, or the incidence of climate change on 
state of stocks. Some recommendations were also received in relation to the  implementation 
of the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy or the Farm to Fork Strategy, raising 
very  relevant  concerns  or  issues.  The  Advisory  Councils  were  also  active  in  response  to 
public  consultations,  in  particular  in  the  preparation  of  the  “Technical  Measures” 
implementation  report, on which they were specifically  consulted, and in  the  preparation of 
the delegated act on the functioning of the Advisory Councils.  

The  Advisory  Councils’  recommendations  are  considered  in  the  context  of  preparations  for 
new legislation. While the impact of a recommendation  may   not always be immediately or 
directly visible, it has always an incidence on the preparatory work and discussions. Given the 
large number of files under development in the fisheries domain, a challenge in the future will 
be  for  the  Advisory  Councils  to  be  able  to  stay  within  the  remit  of  their  mandate,  and 
carefully  assess  and  prioritise  their  tasks,  taking  into  account  the  direct  relevance  under  the 
CFP. 

5.  International ocean governance 

In 2016, the EU launched its International Ocean Governance Agenda56, committing to a safe, 
secure, clean, healthy and sustainably managed ocean. Several developments lead us to update 
this Joint Communication.  

First,  the  EU  political  priorities  are  refocused  around  the  fight  against  climate  change  and 
environmental degradation with the ambition to lead the transition to a healthy planet. Second, 
the  ocean  has  gained  traction  politically  with  2022  becoming  a  super  year  for  the  ocean. 
Third,  the  decline  of  the  ocean  is  accelerating  as  some  unsustainable  human  activities  and 
their harmful impacts continue to degrade the ocean leading to profound changes. And fourth, 
the ocean is amongst the world’s foremost geopolitical arenas as shown by the recent increase 
in tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and South China Sea.  

Considering these developments, it is essential for the EU and its Member States to reaffirm 
their commitment towards ocean governance. 

Building on its 2016 International Ocean Governance Agenda and the consultation process of 
ocean stakeholders,57  the EU will reinforce its active role in  international  ocean  governance 
and in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDG 14 through:  

56 JOIN(2016) 49 final 
57 Through a targeted online consultation; a Call for Evidence – SWD “Synopsis of consultation activities on 
updating the International Ocean Governance Agenda; the EU’s International Ocean Governance Forum 

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  strengthening  the  international  ocean  governance  framework  at  global,  regional  and 

bilateral levels;  

  making  ocean  sustainability  a  reality  by  2030 

through  a  coordinated  and 
complementary approach in response to common challenges and cumulative impacts;  

  making the ocean a safe and secure space as competition in international waters and 

challenges to the rules-based multilateral order are growing;  

  strengthening  international  ocean  knowledge  for  evidence-based  decision-making  to 

deliver action to efficiently protect and sustainably manage the ocean.  

During the second semester 2021 and the first semester 2022, the Commission participated in 
the  Aquatic/Blue  Food  Coalition  launched  at  the  United  Nations  Food  System  Summit  in 
September 2021. The Coalition aims to integrate blue foods into decision-making and policies 
that can sustain a growing population in a changing climate and contribute to a thriving blue 
economy and resilient communities. It is also an opportunity for the EU to promote globally 
the blue dimension of its Farm to Fork Strategy and to emphasise the key role that food from 
sustainable  fisheries  and  aquaculture  can  play  in  food  security  and  nutrition  and,  more 
generally, in the transformation of food systems towards more sustainability and resilience.  

The  Commission  actively  participated,  on  behalf  of  the  EU,  in  the  preparation  of  FAO 
Voluntary  Guidelines  on  Transhipment  to  be  endorsed  at  the  35th  meeting  of  the  FAO 
Committee on Fisheries (COFI 35). The decision to elaborate these guidelines results from a 
study  funded  by  the  EU  and  presented  to  COFI  34  (February  2021),  which  concluded  that 
transhipment,  if  insufficiently  regulated,  monitored  and  controlled,  can  increase  the  risk  of 
IUU caught fish entering the food supply chain, thus undermining sustainable and responsible 
fisheries.  These  guidelines  will  supplement  conservation  and  management  measures,  in 
particular  international  instruments  to  combat  IUU  fishing  such  as  the  FAO  Agreement  on 
Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing, and traceability schemes. 

The Commission participated in the FAO Working Group in charge of elaborating a proposal 
for a new COFI sub-committee on fisheries  management.  If established, this  sub-committee 
could contribute to substantially improve the working method of the FAO-COFI, allowing a 
better preparation of COFI’s decision on fisheries management.  

Another  important  ongoing  work  is  the  preparation  of  FAO  Voluntary  Guidelines  on 
Sustainable Aquaculture. The Commission has continued to push for further developing this 
work,  based  on  its  own  strategic  guidelines  for  a  more  sustainable  and  competitive  EU 
aquaculture that offer a common vision to develop the sector and improve its environmental 
and climate performance. 

After  three  years  of  continuous  efforts,  the  EU  acceded  to  the  North  Pacific  Fisheries 
Commission in 2022. This will allow the EU to support sustainable fisheries in the region and 

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brought the current EU Membership to 5 tuna RFMOs and 10 non-tuna RFMOs as well as of 
2 Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFB) without decision making power58.  

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the work of RFMOs in 2021 as in 2020. All 
but  one  RFMO  annual  meetings  were  held  in  a  virtual  format,  through  videoconferences. 
Their agendas were, for  the most part, still scaled back and mostly focused on the essential 
items/issues. This included: (j) fishery management measures expiring in 2021/early 2022 or 
requiring adjustment in light of the latest scientific advice; (ii) housekeeping matters such as 
the  approval  of  the  budget  and  the  election  of  officers;  and  (iii)  other  matters  such  as 
compliance or the adoption of the  IUU Vessel lists.  Nevertheless, some RFMOs were more 
successful than others in achieving results, notwithstanding the virtual format of the meetings. 
For example, the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organisation (NAFO) adopted a new agreement 
on cod 3M, which was reached after lengthy and difficult discussions and an improvement of 
the  vulnerable  marine  ecosystem  (VME)  regime  through  a  joint  EU,  USA,  Canada  and  UK 
proposal. 

The  majority  of  stocks  managed  by  RFMOs  are  generally  in  good  shape.  Of  the  total 
commercial tuna catch worldwide, 87.7 % came from stocks at healthy levels of abundance. 
As far  as fishing mortality levels  are  concerned,  86.5% of the total  tuna  catches  came  from 
stocks  that  are  not  experiencing  overfishing.  As  regards  tropical  tuna,  all  skipjack  are  at 
sustainable  levels.  By  contrast,  the  stocks  of  Atlantic  Ocean  bigeye,  managed  by  the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and Indian Ocean 
yellowfin, managed by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), are currently overfished 
(biomass  is  below  Bmsy),  although  for  Atlantic  Ocean  bigeye  overfishing  ended  in  2019 
(fishing mortality is below Fmsy). 

Due to the virtual format and the complexity of the discussions, the 2021 annual meeting of 
ICCAT  could  not  agree  to  the  EU  proposal  for  a  regular  review  process  to  better  manage 
fishing capacity for tropical tuna.  

Moreover, in 2021,  ICCAT adopted a recovery plan for shortfin mako shark. It aims to end 
overfishing  immediately  and  to  gradually  achieve  biomass  levels  sufficient  to  support 
maximum sustainable yield by 2070 with a probability ranging between 60 and 70%. The plan 
also  foresees  the  entry  into  force  of  a  two-year  prohibition  on  retention  of  shortfin  mako 
sharks on board beginning of 2022, as well as complementary conservation measures.  

IOTC was also able to agree on a new rebuilding plan for yellowfin tuna which, if properly 
implemented,  should  reduce  catches  to  the  level  indicated  as  sustainable  by  the  IOTC 
Scientific Committee.  

The EU has continued to  make progress  in  2021 in  the implementation  of RFMO decisions 
into Union law with the advancement of the legislative work for several RFMOs.  

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In  2022,  the  activities  aiming  to  fight  illegal,  unreported  and  unregulated  (IUU)  fishing 
continued  to  be  disrupted  by  COVID-19  and  the  related  travelling  restrictions  impeding 
fieldwork.  Work  continued  to  ensure  an  effective  implementation  of  the  catch  certification 
schemes of the EU and UK in their respective trade flows.  

Despite the particular challenges, the EU continued its cooperation with and support provided 
to third countries through visits on the spot, virtual dialogues and IUU Working groups. 

The  EU  continued  its  actions  also  at  regional  level  through  input  to  RFMO  processes, 
updating  the  EU’s  IUU  vessels  list,  implementing  the  EU  funded  programme  PESCAO  in 
West of Africa, supporting ASEAN initiatives to fight IUU fishing and cooperating with EU 
NAFVOR  in  the  Indian  Ocean.  Guidance  and  cooperation  with  EU  Member  States  was 
strengthened regarding controls  of imports of fishery products  and further investments  were 
made  concerning  the  digitalisation  of  the  catch  certification  scheme.  The  legal  basis  for  the 
compulsory  use  of  IT  tools  in  this  context  is  still  under  discussion  in  the  context  of  the 
revision of the control system. In the WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies we advanced in 
discussions on strong disciplines regarding IUU fishing. In 2021, the EU continued playing a 
prominent  role  in  the  WTO  negotiation  to  prohibit  harmful  fisheries  subsidies,  presented  
proposals and worked towards a consensus. The WTO agreement is a political priority for the 
EU  but  it  could  not  be  concluded  in  2021  due  to  the  Covid  (Omicron  outbreak)  pandemic 
which did not allow for physical meetings The Ministerial Conference is now scheduled for 
June 2022.   

Within  the  framework  of  the  sustainable  fisheries  partnership  agreements  (SFPAs),  the 
Commission  maintains  a  political  dialogue  on  fisheries  related  policies  with  third  countries 
concerned,  in  coherence  with  the  CFP  principles  and  commitments  under  other  relevant 
European policies. The current 13 active SFPAs provide a financial contribution whose aim is 
to  support  the  sustainable  development  of  the  fisheries  sector  in  the  partner  countries  and 
contribute to better governance of their fisheries. These agreements have also contributed to 
economic activity and job creation both in the EU and in partner countries. As for the latter, 
SFPAs  have  been  contributing  positively  to  the  development  of  the  fisheries  sector,  coastal 
communities  and  to  sustainable  fisheries  management.  A  significant  part  of  the  total  EU 
budget  for  SFPAs  has  been  devoted  to  projects  funded  under  sectoral  support  and  related 
mostly  to  scientific  research,  control  and  surveillance  capacities,  small  port  infrastructures, 
and  the  support  to  small-scale  fishermen.  At  the  same  time,  they  contributed  to  eliminating 
IUU  fishing  and  providing  good  framework  conditions  for  local  fishermen,  thus  also 
contributing  to  food  security.  Concrete  projects  financed  include  for  example  the  supply  of 
fishing  equipment  for  small  fishermen, 
the 
reinforcement  of  sanitary  control  capacity  in  ports,  landing  facilities  with  storage  and  ice 
facilities, financing the acquisition of patrol boats and their maintenance, training of fisheries 
inspectors and observers, etc.   

localisation  and  safety  kits, 

including 

Efforts will continue to ensure timely renewal of SFPAs in order to  ensure the continuity of 
fishing activities under SFPAs, and to maintain, or even extend where relevant, the network of 
SFPAs  in  the  Atlantic,  Indian  and  Pacific  Oceans.  In  2021,  the  Commission  has  started  a 
global evaluation of the SFPAs to obtain an overall assessment of their features, performance 
and synergies with other policies. This evaluation will contain a specific focus on the sectoral 

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support provided for by SFPAs and will provide input to the 2022 report on the functioning of 
the CFP. 

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Annex : Summary of indicators calculated for each fleet segment (situation in December 2021) 

Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DRB 

PMP 

PMP 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1824 

VL1012 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL2440 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0006 

VL0612 

1 

8 

9 

1 

1 

1 

2 

18 

24 

1 

1 

1 

68 

298 

403 

9 

1 

3 

32 

17 

25 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

BEL 

NAO 

BEL Total 

BGR 

MBS 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

39 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

NO 

YES 

Y 
Y 
Y 

Y 
Y 
Y 

N 
N 
N 

N 
N 
N 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

PGP 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0006 

7 

14 

70 

VL0612 

148 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1824 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

21 

9 

13 

4 

1 

3 

7 

2 

2 

19 

5 

10 

268 

444 

9 

1 

1845 

5 

29 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

DTS 

PG 

VL2440 

VL0006 

BGR Total 

CYP 

MBS 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

40 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

Y 
Y 
Y 

Y 
Y 

Y 

Y 
Y 

N 
N 
N 

N 
N 

N 

N 
N 

YES 

Y 

2025 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

PG 

PGO 

PGO 

PGP 

PS 

VL0612 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

DFN 

DFN 

FPO 

FPO 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

PG 

PG 

TBB 

TBB 

VL1218 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL2440 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL1012 

291 

336 

78 

34 

1 

41 

38 

4 

1 

858 

4 

5 

2 

1 

4 

18 

14 

12 

6 

640 

49 

7 

4 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

CYP Total 

DEU 

NAO 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

41 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

Y 

Y 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

Y 
Y 

N 

N 

N 
N 
N 
N 

N 
N 

YES 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

105 

69 

6 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

5 

325 

18 

9 

3 

2 

1 

1314 

2 

30 

5 

15 

DEU Total 

DNK 

NAO 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

112 

VL1824 

VL2440 

38 

34 

Y 
Y 

N 
N 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

42 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

2 

1 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

DTS 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

VL40XX 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

15 

684 

49 

22 

VL0010 

104 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL40XX 

27 

27 

13 

9 

15 

4 

14 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

439 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

3 

6 

4 

1671 

81 

59 

6 

53 

13 

17 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

43 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

YES 

DNK Total 

ESP 

MBS 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL2440 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

145 

290 

125 

24 

22 

3 

1 

39 

2 

29 

18 

1 

1 

17 

3 

101 

826 

13 

16 

71 

79 

22 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

44 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 
2023 
2023 
2023 

Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

NAO 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

1 

107 

149 

24 

4 

VL0010 

1640 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

18 

88 

55 

73 

98 

14 

8 

6 

75 

55 

9 

33 

2 

66 

33 

8 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

45 

Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 

YES 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

PGP 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL1824 

VL2440 

5 

1 

66 

28 

7 

15 

1 

6 

27 

32 

4 

55 

VL0010 

440 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

7 

2 

1 

VL0010 

2082 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1218 

51 

32 

2 

16 

3 

10 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

46 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

3 

1 

YES 

Y 

Y 

Y 

2023 

2023 

2023 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

PS 

PS 

PS 

DTS 

DTS 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL1218 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL40XX 

PS 

VL40XX 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

95 

97 

70 

38 

32 

1 

63 

1 

2 

12 

2 

27 

27 

60 

OFR 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

205 

MBS 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

NAO 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

41 

10 

6 

140 

434 

11 

4 

3 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

47 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

1 

15 

36 

7 

12 

3 

2 

14 

3 

OFR 

ESP Total 

9014 

DTS 

VL40XX 

5 

VL0010 

1134 

2 

VL1012 

43 

PG 

PG 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

3 

6 

19 

578 

26 

1 

1815 

PG 

PG 

PG 

VL0010 

1182 

VL1012 

VL1218 

46 

2 

1 

2 

1 

EST 

NAO 

EST Total 

FIN 

NAO 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

48 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

NO 

NO 

2 

2 

2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

8 

15 

7 

15 

4 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

1818 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

101 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

FPO 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1218 

HOK 

VL1218 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

TM 

FPO 

FPO 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL0006 

VL0612 

HOK 

VL0006 

5 

1 

2 

3206 

135 

528 

7 

2 

8 

4 

28 

31 

1 

78 

77 

17 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

FIN Total 

FRA 

MBS 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

49 

YES 

Y 
Y 

2022 
2022 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

HOK 

DRB 

DRB 

VL0612 

59 

VL0006 

VL0612 

MGO 

VL0612 

PGO 

PGO 

PGP 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

PGO 

PGP 

DFN 

DFN 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

NAO 

1 

8 

10 

34 

46 

30 

87 

1 

15 

1 

8 

1 

4 

15 

7 

309 

151 

62 

1 

1 

31 

24 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

50 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

PS 

DTS 

DTS 

MGP 

DTS 

MGP 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

73 

81 

80 

7 

1 

83 

169 

3 

144 

124 

7 

56 

5 

10 

VL0010 

296 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

80 

8 

11 

1 

216 

49 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

51 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

20 

171 

8 

12 

1 

56 

1 

5 

41 

1 

98 

4 

59 

12 

38 

37 

5 

25 

2 

8 

HOK 

MGO 

MGO 

MGP 

TM 

MGP 

TBB 

TM 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1012 

MGP 

VL1218 

TBB 

PGO 

PGO 

PGP 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1824 

18 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

1 

4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

52 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

OFR 

DFN 

FPO 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

PGP 

DFN 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1824 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

41 

2 

77 

61 

6 

4 

60 

13 

100 

147 

100 

147 

148 

4 

VL0010 

108 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

1 

1 

2 

10 

1 

15 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

53 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

PGO 

PGO 

PGP 

PGP 

HOK 

PGP 

PS 

PGO 

PGP 

PGP 

DFN 

FPO 

PGP 

VL0010 

VL0010 

46 

8 

VL0010 

205 

VL0010 

VL0010 

4 

4 

VL0010 

196 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1012 

3 

3 

8 

1 

3 

3 

4 

6 

26 

22 

56 

HOK 

VL1012 

PS 

PS 

VL0010 

VL40XX 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

111 

MBS 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

NAO 

5 

2 

1 

139 

27 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

54 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

10 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

9 

3 

19 

188 

6 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

281 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

36 

25 

14 

14 

5 

2 

1 

6 

1 

1 

OFR 

FRA Total 

GBR 

NAO 

6513 

VL0010 

510 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

7 

5 

8 

6 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

NO 

1 

1 

1 

55 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

PMP 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL40XX 

104 

24 

100 

27 

18 

3 

204 

70 

183 

1 

142 

93 

3 

5 

VL0010 

1900 

VL1012 

181 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

92 

14 

4 

576 

20 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

OFR 

NAO 

OFR 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

56 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

NAO 

HOK 

MGP 

TM 

MGP 

MGP 

PS 

TM 

TM 

TM 

PGP 

PMP 

PMP 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

13 

37 

5 

3 

1 

6 

2 

5 

2 

VL0010 

53 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL2440 

3 

1 

7 

7 

22 

16 

28 

6 

3 

VL40XX 

26 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

1329 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

60 

32 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

2 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

57 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

13 

15 

3 

6000 

GBR Total 

GRC 

MBS 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0006 

2668 

VL0612 

4917 

1 

VL1218 

140 

VL1824 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0006 

2 

2 

8 

2 

VL0612 

118 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

32 

77 

136 

55 

258 

8 

VL0006 

1118 

VL0612 

1688 

VL1218 

83 

VL1824 

6 

3 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

PS 

VL0612 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

58 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

GRC Total 

HRV 

MBS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

60 

123 

24 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

1288 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

1159 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL2440 

MGP 

VL1218 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0006 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

56 

34 

10 

14075 

341 

675 

19 

12 

14 

1 

1 

4 

141 

155 

29 

9 

47 

VL0612 

114 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

59 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

YES 

Y 
Y 
Y 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 
2023 

2023 
2023 
2023 
2023 
2023 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

MGO 

MGO 

MGO 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PGO 

PMP 

PGO 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL1218 

91 

245 

7 

VL0006 

266 

VL0612 

VL1218 

59 

2 

VL0006 

2938 

VL0612 

832 

VL1218 

VL0006 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

1 

7 

21 

1 

15 

1 

28 

37 

41 

62 

685 

747 

108 

34 

39 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 
2023 
2023 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

60 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

HRV Total 

IRL 

NAO 

7829 

VL0010 

173 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

9 

8 

5 

1 

153 

38 

8 

2 

5 

42 

11 

34 

65 

48 

VL0010 

579 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

86 

26 

1 

2 

51 

4 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

61 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

6 

8 

5 

4 

1 

12 

20 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

437 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

IRL Total 

ITA 

MBS 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

PGP 

PGP 

85 

14 

3 

1946 

96 

512 

184 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

1180 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

585 

200 

222 

50 

3 

VL0006 

2059 

VL0612 

4816 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

62 

1 

1 

2 

1 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

N 
N 
N 
N 
N 

YES 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

VL1218 

321 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

29 

1 

139 

140 

48 

50 

8 

3 

26 

33 

31 

39 

47 

44 

7 

1 

295 

730 

94 

4 

2 

5 

OFR 

DTS 

VL40XX 

PS 

VL40XX 

MBS 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

3 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

63 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

Y 

N 

Y 

Y 

Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 
Y 

N 

N 

N 
N 
N 
N 
N 
N 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

OFR 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

1 

ITA Total 

12005 

DFN 

DFN 

PG 

DTS 

DTS 

TM 

TM 

TM 

DTS 

TM 

VL1012 

VL2440 

3 

2 

VL0010 

58 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1824 

1 

3 

1 

VL2440 

11 

VL40XX 

VL40XX 

VL40XX 

1 

3 

4 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

35 

NAO 

LTU 

OFR 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

NAO 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

OFR 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

LTU Total 

LVA 

NAO 

PGP 

VL0010 

TM 

TM 

VL1218 

VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

6 

1 

2 

10 

3 

144 

196 

11 

37 

80 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

64 

Y 
Y 

Y 
Y 

2023 
2023 

2023 
2023 

YES 

YES in 
2019 

Y 

2027 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

LVA Total 

MLT 

MBS 

DTS 

DTS 

HOK 

HOK 

MGO 

MGO 

MGO 

PMP 

DFN 

PGP 

HOK 

PGP 

HOK 

PMP 

PMP 

PS 

PS 

PS 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1824 

VL0006 

324 

8 

5 

12 

18 

16 

4 

1 

1 

5 

VL0006 

295 

VL0006 

6 

VL0612 

118 

VL0612 

VL0006 

36 

25 

VL0612 

127 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

2 

1 

1 

128 

92 

2 

6 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

65 

Y 

N 

YES 

Y 

N 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

MLT Total 

DFN 

DFN 

FPO 

FPO 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1218 

VL1824 

MGO 

VL1824 

MGP 

VL1824 

PGP 

DTS 

DTS 

PG 

PG 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

DTS 

VL0010 

NLD 

NAO 

2 

911 

4 

1 

3 

2 

5 

1 

1 

17 

32 

158 

17 

5 

2 

5 

2 

3 

4 

2 

13 

1 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1218 

PS 

TBB 

TBB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

TBB 

TM 

TBB 

VL1824 

148 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

66 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

TBB 

TBB 

TM 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

VL40XX 

25 

61 

6 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

139 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

14 

15 

17 

17 

4 

724 

11 

2 

11 

39 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

517 

106 

NLD Total 

POL 

NAO 

DFN 

HOK 

DTS 

DTS 

TM 

DFN 

DTS 

DTS 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL1824 

21 

MGP 

VL1824 

DTS 

FPO 

PG 

PG 

VL40XX 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

67 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

YES 

Y 

Y 

Y 

Y 
Y 

N 

N 

N 

N 
N 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

TM 

TM 

TM 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

30 

43 

1 

19 

14 

2 

5 

1 

830 

1 

POL Total 

MBS 

PRT 

NAO 

FPO 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DFN 

DRB 

DRB 

DRB 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

DTS 

VL2440 

VL0010 

406 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

21 

19 

67 

27 

31 

24 

16 

4 

5 

8 

8 

VL2440 

56 

Y 
Y 

N 
N 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

68 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

DTS 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

FPO 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

HOK 

MGO 

MGO 

VL40XX 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

10 

314 

51 

53 

1 

VL0010 

123 

VL0010 

VL1012 

48 

5 

VL0010 

312 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

6 

65 

21 

16 

37 

18 

3 

17 

5 

3 

21 

30 

9 

7 

MGP 

VL0010 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

69 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

MGP 

VL1824 

3 

VL0010 

1423 

VL0010 

49 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

PGP 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1824 

PMP 

VL0010 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

PS 

TBB 

TBB 

HOK 

HOK 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

2 

2 

7 

18 

5 

35 

21 

15 

28 

7 

37 

5 

52 

21 

16 

9 

13 

4 

OFR 

NAO 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

3540 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

318 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

1 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

70 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

140 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

56 

1 

22 

79 

5 

38 

26 

6 

5 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

16 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL40XX 

PG 

PG 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

PMP 

VL0006 

VL0612 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL2440 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

5 

6 

4 

7907 

14 

63 

34 

22 

1 

4 

3 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

21 

PRT Total 

ROU 

MBS 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

YES 

Y 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

71 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

ROU Total 

DFN 

FPO 

VL0006 

VL0006 

HOK 

VL0006 

162 

24 

1 

1 

VL0612 

26 

SVN 

MBS 

SVN Total 

SWE 

NAO 

DFN 

DFN 

PMP 

HOK 

HOK 

DTS 

DTS 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL0612 

VL1218 

VL0612 

VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL0006 

INACTIVE  VL0612 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

DFN 

FPO 

PGO 

PGP 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

VL0010 

HOK 

VL0010 

DFN 

FPO 

VL1012 

VL1012 

3 

1 

6 

2 

3 

6 

31 

29 

4 

1 

138 

203 

285 

5 

18 

18 

62 

34 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

72 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

NO 

YES 

Y 

Y 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Status 2019 according to thresholds and criteria in the 2014 Guidelines 

Member 
State 

Sea 
Region 

Gear 

Vessel 
Length 
Range 

No. 
vessels 

Stocks-
at-Risk 
Indicator  
(SAR) 

Sustainable 
Harvest 
Indicator 
(SHI) 

Current 
Revenue 
as 
proportion 
of Break-
Even 
Revenue 
(CR/BER) 

Return 
on Fixed 
and 
Tangible 
Assets 
(RoFTA) 

Return on 
Investment 
(RoI) 

VUR 

VUR220 

Action 
Plan 
submitted 
by 
Member 
State ? 

Overcapacity 
according to 
national 
report 

Timeframe 
fixed by 
Member 
State 
(Y/N)? 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

Y 

Y 

Y 

PGP 

HOK 

DFN 

FPO 

DTS 

DTS 

PS 

TM 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1218 

VL1218 

VL0010 

VL1012 

VL1012 

VL1012 

DTS 

VL1218 

PS 

DTS 

TM 

DTS 

TM 

TM 

VL1218 

VL1824 

VL1824 

VL2440 

VL2440 

VL40XX 

1 

7 

10 

1 

19 

52 

1 

4 

66 

2 

36 

3 

13 

8 

9 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

INACTIVE  VL0010 

229 

INACTIVE  VL1012 

INACTIVE  VL1218 

INACTIVE  VL1824 

INACTIVE  VL2440 

SWE Total 

35 

10 

3 

2 

1136 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

73