{"id":164199,"date":"2025-12-15T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=164199"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:25:27","slug":"fishing-opportunities-for-2026-in-eu-and-non-eu-waters-council-secures-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/fishing-opportunities-for-2026-in-eu-and-non-eu-waters-council-secures-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing opportunities for 2026 in EU and non-EU waters: Council secures agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fisheries ministers have reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and other waters for 2026 and for certain stocks for 2027 and 2028. The deal, reached following two days of negotiations, sets out fishing catch limits, known as \u2018total allowable catches<\/strong>\u2019 (TACs), and\u00a0fishing effort limits<\/strong>\u00a0for the most important commercial fish stocks. Fishing effort refers to the size and engine power of a vessel combined with the number of days spent fishing.<\/p>\n

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The political agreement in detail<\/h3>\n

The stocks covered by the two proposals are those the EU manages either on its own, jointly with neighbouring non-EU countries, or via agreements reached in regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs).<\/p>\n

Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, fish stocks jointly managed by the EU and the UK are considered\u00a0shared resources<\/strong>\u00a0under international law. In line with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the parties hold\u00a0annual talks<\/strong>\u00a0to agree on catch limits and other measures for shared stocks. These talks were successfully concluded, and the outcome of the EU-UK deal was approved prior to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. Today’s political agreement integrates the outcome of the EU-UK deal\u00a0<\/strong>into the main regulation for the Atlantic and North Sea.<\/p>\n

Trilateral consultations<\/strong>\u00a0on shared stocks between the\u00a0EU, the UK and Norway<\/strong>\u00a0were also successfully concluded ahead of the Council meeting. The catch limits and other measures agreed for those stocks also form part of the overall political agreement reached by the Council.<\/p>\n

Atlantic and the North Sea<\/h3>\n

For the Atlantic and the North Sea, the agreement covers\u00a024 TACs\u00a0<\/strong>managed autonomously by the EU.<\/p>\n

Following positive scientific advice and the improved state of the stocks, ministers agreed to\u00a0increase the catch limits<\/strong>\u00a0for the following stocks:<\/p>\n