Report | November 12, 2024
Rebuilding western Mediterranean fisheries: status and policy recommendations for 2025
The western Mediterranean multiannual plan (West Med MAP), introduced in 2019, is the European Union’s primary framework for the conservation and sustainable management of demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea. It covers waters of France, Italy, and Spain and focuses on six key species: blue and red shrimp, deepwater rose shrimp, giant red shrimp, European hake, Norway lobster, and red mullet. Over a decade after the last reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), and five years since the entry into force of the West Med MAP, significant challenges remain to manage western Mediterranean fisheries in line with legal obligations. This factsheet outlines Oceana’s recommendations for the setting of fishing opportunities and complementary measures for 2025 to assist the European Commission, the Council of the EU and Member States in fulfilling their responsibilities for sustainable fisheries in this region.

