What the Commission is doing
Objectives
- Protect the maritime environment while maintaining Europe's competitiveness
- Implement the new common fisheries policy
- Use the potential of Europe's seas to create sustainable jobs that preserve natural resources
- Establish rules for the management and governance of the world's oceans together with global partners
Key initiatives
The CFP is a set of rules for sustainably managing European fishing fleets and conserving fish stocks.
The EMFAF supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance.
Information on EU rules to ensure the sustainable exploitation of EU fish stocks.
How the EU contributes to the healthy and productive management of the world's oceans.
The blue economy contributes to the European Green Deal and the transformation to a carbon-neutral, circular and biodiverse economy.