70

80

Number of stocks subject to overfishing (fishing > FMSY)

Source: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. 'Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-19-01)'. April 2019.*Northeast Atlantic (FAO 27), including Western European Waters, North Sea and Baltic Sea.

OVERFISHING IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC*

2019 UPDATE

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

OVERFISHING BY REGION

NUMB

ER OF

STOC

KS

BALTIC SEASTOCKS

CELTIC SEASSTOCKS

OVEREXPLOITEDNOT

OVEREXPLOITED OVEREXPLOITEDNOT

OVEREXPLOITED OVEREXPLOITEDNOT

OVEREXPLOITEDOVEREXPLOITEDNOT

OVEREXPLOITED

2014

47%

53%

2015

47%

53%

2016

43%

57%

2017

41%

59%

2003

31%

2009

63%

37%

2012

53%

47%

2010

58%

42%

2011

51%

49%

2013

47%

53%

2004

70%

30%

2008

76%

24%

2005

74%

26%

2006

76%

24%

2007

76%

24%

BAY OF BISCAY& IBERIA STOCKS

WIDELY DISTRIBUTEDSTOCKS

Number of stocks not subject to overfishing (fishing < FMSY)

OVEREXPLOITEDNOT

OVEREXPLOITED

GREATER NORTHSEA STOCKS

Source: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. 'Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-19-01)'. April 2019.

3 52014

2013

262015

2011

2010 5 3

2012

2016

2017 7 1

27

6 3

149

12 10

12 12

17

11 10

12 9

13

33

1 5

4

69%

5 3

5 3

4 4

5 3

3 6

6 3

27

6 3

6 3

6 3

9

179

188

188

188

8

138

13 8

912

912

11 10

2

42

42

42

42

33

Number of stocks outside safe biological limits

Source: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. 'Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-19-01)'. April 2019.*Northeast Atlantic (FAO 27), including Western European Waters, North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Source: Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. 'Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-19-01)'. April 2019.

Number of stocks inside safe biological limits

STATE OF FISH STOCKS IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC*

2019 UPDATE

0

10

20

30

40

50

STATE OF FISH STOCKS BY REGION

NUMB

ER OF

STOC

KS

OUTSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

INSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

OUTSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

INSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

OUTSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

INSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

BALTIC SEA STOCKS CELTIC SEASSTOCKS

BAY OF BISCAY& IBERIA STOCKS

WIDELY DISTRIBUTEDSTOCKS

GREATER NORTHSEA STOCKS

OUTSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

INSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

OUTSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

INSIDE SAFEBIOLOGICAL LIMITS

48%

2014

46%

2015

39%

2016

37%

2017

50%

2009

46%

2012

46%

2010

50%

2011

41%

2013

67%

2004

57%

2008

72%

2005

70%

2006

65%

2007

67%

2003

2016 3 4

2014

2010 5 2

2011

2012 4 3

2013

2015

2017

2 6

4

5

1 7

8

9 6

5

8 7

9 6

9 6

9 6

4 7

5 6

5 6

74

5 6

3 8

41

1 4

5

1 4

32

52% 54% 61% 63%50% 54%54% 50%

59%

33%43%

28% 30% 35%33%

5 2

4 3

4 3

4 3

3 4

3

4

53

2 6

2 6

9 6

10

9 6

5 6

3 8

1 4

5

5