date:Jul 12, 2012
ical progress at least partly compensates for capacity reductions.
Several Member States have concluded in their national reports that fleet reductions would contribute to achieve healthy fisheries.
Changes in the current policy are thus necessary. The report's findings put into question the efficiency of publicly financed capacity reductions. A 2011 Court of Auditors' report also concluded the failure of the current measures, and advocates either a new approach or better application of existi