General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area

A legislative dossier on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. The amendments transpose binding GFCM recommendations into Union law while stressing a level playing field and socio-economic impacts, and address fisheries restricted areas, prohibition of professional eel fishing, red coral, fleet capacity and effort limits, traceability, data collection on IUU fishing, and vessel monitoring systems.