European Union Committee
Fisheries: implementation and enforcement of the EU landing obligation
26th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 8 February 2019 - HL Paper 276
Contents
Box 1: The UK fishing industry
Figure 1: Composition of UK fishing fleet by country of administration, 2017
Chapter 2: What is the landing obligation?
Box 2: The requirements of the landing obligation
Chapter 3: The impact of the landing obligation to date
Chapter 4: The challenge of ‘choke’ species
Box 3: How fishing quota is allocated
The scale of the choke problem
Could more selective fishing help?
Can better quota management help?
Quota management for the under ten metre fleet
Can exemptions and flexibilities help?
Chapter 5: The challenge of landing unwanted catches
Chapter 6: The challenge of communication
Chapter 7: The challenge of enforcement
Improving scientific understanding
How to monitor and enforce the landing obligation
Box 4: Remote Electronic Monitoring
How prepared are the enforcement agencies?
Chapter 8: Leaving the European Union
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/hlinquiry-implementation-enforcement-landing-obligation and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.