COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2025

Table of Contents

• 3. the socio-economic performance of EU fishing fleets; 2
• 1. The state of fish stocks 2
• 1.1 Trends in fishing pressure (F/FMSY ratio) 3
• 1.0.1. Stocks of EU interest in the North-East Atlantic, the North Sea and adjacent waters, including the Baltic Sea. 4
• 1.1.2 Stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Seas 7
• 2. Reporting on the balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities 9
• 2.1 Member States’ annual reports and action plans and the STECF’s assessment 10
• 2.2 The EU fishing fleet’s capacity 12
• 2.3 Main conclusions by coastal Member State 16
• 2.4 Financial support from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for the structural adaptation of fishing fleets 20
• 2.5 Conclusion 21
• 3. Socio-economic performance: EU trends and results by fleet category 21
• 3.1 National fisheries profiles and social indicators 23
• 4. Implementation of the landing obligation 24
• 4.1 Implementation of measures at sea basin level 25
• 4.2 Control and enforcement 29
• 5. The work and role of advisory councils in 2023 33
• 5.2 Advisory councils’ recommendations in 2023 and how these were taken on board 33
• 1) Recommendations on the Mediterranean and Black Seas 34
• 2) North-East Atlantic and North Sea – shared fish stock management 34
• 3) South-Western Waters 36
• 4) Baltic Sea 36
• 5) Aquaculture 36
• 6) Market 37
• 7) Communication on the functioning of the CFP 37
• 8) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU action plan: protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries 37
• 9) Energy transition of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector 37
• 10) Maritime spatial planning and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 37
• 5.2 Conclusion 38
• 6. International ocean governance 38