The European Commission has launched a public consultation, until 24 March, to gather the views of stakeholders, experts and citizens on the future ‘Vision 2040 for fisheries and aquaculture’. This communication will establish a 15-year strategic framework, including initiatives to address the sector’s structural challenges and secure its long-term sustainability and competitiveness.
The European fisheries and aquaculture sector is facing mounting pressures: an ageing workforce, insufficient generational renewal, external shocks, fossil fuel dependency and the pressing need to fish sustainably, says the Commission (see EUROPE 13654/3).
‘Vision 2040’ aims to address these challenges through four interconnected dimensions: aquatic product demand, aquatic product supply, workforce, and infrastructure and financing. It will also incorporate regulatory simplification measures to achieve these objectives in an effective and proportionate way.
Link to the consultation: https://aeur.eu/f/kys (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)