A Review of the European Union Landing Obligation Focusing on Its Implications for Fisheries and the Environment

A Review of the European Union Landing Obligation Focusing on Its Implications for Fisheries and the Environment

Discarding is a common practice in fisheries. Total discards are estimated to be about 30 million tons, representing around 23% of worldwide catches. Discarding is an undesirable practice, not only because of the waste of resources, but also because of its contribution to the overexploitation of fis...

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Main Authors: Jordi Guillen, Steven J. Holmes, Natacha Carvalho, John Casey, Hendrik Dörner, Maurizio Gibin, Alessandro Mannini, Paraskevas Vasilakopoulos, Antonella Zanzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
landing obligation
discards
discard ban
survival rate
MSY
undersized fish
minimum landing size
minimum conservation reference size
Common Fisheries Policy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/4/900

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