The European Union has agreed that, by 2020 at the latest, all fish stocks should be exploited at sustainable levels. In practice this means taking the highest possible amount of catches from the sea without affecting the long-term productivity of the stocks. This is known as the maximum...

This case study focuses on gender equality as a horizontal objective of the EFF, which should consequently be streamlined across any intervention (Articles 4(g) and 11). The following sections will look at the situation of women across the fisheries sector, discuss how gender equality is...

This case study covers the Measure 3.3 (Article 39): fishing ports, landing sites and shelters. Based on the analysis of the EFF intervention logic, the objectives of this measure were strengthened protection and enhancement of the environment and natural resources where related to the fisheries...

This case study covers Measure 1.5 (Article 27) Socio-economic compensation for the management of the Community fishing fleet (M1.5). Based on the analysis of the EFF intervention logic, the objectives of this measure are: 1. Sustained balance between resources and fishing capacity and; 2....

This case study covers Measure 3.5 Pilot Operations. Based on the analysis of the EFF intervention logic, the objectives of this measure were: 1. Strengthened protection and enhancement of the environment 2. Strengthened competitiveness of fishing fleet The objectives of this case study are to...

This case study covers Measure 1.4 (Article 26), Small-scale coastal fisheries (M1.4). Based on the analysis of the EFF intervention logic, the objectives of this measure were: 1. Sustained balance between resources and fishing capacity 2. Strengthened competitiveness of the small-scale fishing...

This case study covers the Measure 3.4 (Article 40) - Development of new markets and promotion campaigns. Based on the analysis of the EFF intervention logic, the objectives of this measure were: 1. The development of policies of quality and value enhancement. 2. The development of new markets....

This report provides an ex ante evaluation of a possible Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and Protocol1 between the European Union (EU) and Republic of Ghana. The EU distant-water fishing fleets have been targeting tropical tunas in the Gulf of Guinea since the 1950s, today...

The European Fisheries Fund (EFF) was established under the 2007-2013 programming period to replace the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) in place under the previous multiannual programme (2000-2006). Each Member State (MS) had to present one single Operational Programme (OP),...