OceanLaw On-Line Paper
No. 14, May 2002
Reform
of the Common Fisheries Policy
The
Commission’s Reform Package: An Introduction
Christopher
Hedley
Director, OceanLaw; Editor, IGIFL
Abstract
In
May 2002, the European Commission published the first parts of a comprehensive
package of reforms for the Common Fisheries Policy. These proposals concern
almost every aspect of the fisheries policy, which – is as widely known –
has not been successful at preventing the overexploitation of stocks, either
in Community waters or outside. Various aspects of the reform process will be
examined over the coming months in this journal. This article will provide an
overview of the first set of proposals and of the current stage of the reform
process.
Originally
published in [2002]
International Fisheries Bulletin, Focus,
No.
4
