This report provides an ex-post evaluation of the current Protocol and an ex-ante evaluation of a possible future Protocol to the SFPA between the EU and the Cook Islands, in line with EU requirements. It provides data and analysis to inform a decision as to whether to provide a mandate to the...

A recent Commission REFIT evaluation, a special report of the European Court of Auditors, and a Resolution by the European Parliament all showed that the Fisheries Control System (FCS) is not being fully enforced and is not fit for purpose. In June 2017, the European Commission launched an...