De samlede tilladte fangstmængder (TAC'er) eller fiskerimuligheder er kendt som fangstbegrænsninger (angivet i ton eller antal) og gælder for de største kommercielle fiskebestande. Kommissionen forbereder forslagene, som bygger på videnskabelige oplysninger om bestandenes tilstand fra rådgivende organer, såsom Det Internationale Havundersøgelsesråd (ICES) og Den Videnskabelige, Tekniske og Økonomiske Komité for Fiskeri (STECF). Nogle flerårige planer indeholder regler for fastsættelsen af TAC'er. EU-landenes fiskeriministre i Ministerrådet fastsætter hvert år TAC'er for de fleste bestande (hvert andet år for dybhavsbestande). Hvad angår bestande, som deles og forvaltes i fællesskab med lande uden for EU, aftales TAC'erne med disse lande.

EU-landene deler TAC'erne imellem sig i form af nationale kvoter.   Fordelingen af kvoterne foregår ved, at hvert EU-land får en individuel tildelingsprocent pr. fiskebestand.  Denne faste procentdel er kendt som "relativ stabilitet". EU-landene har lov til indbyrdes at udveksle kvoter med hinanden.

Desuden skal landene følge en række gennemsigtige og objektive kriterier, når de fordeler den nationale kvote mellem fiskerne.  Det er EU-landenes ansvar at sikre, at kvoterne ikke bliver overfisket.  Når alle disponible kvoter af en fiskeart er blevet fanget, skal EU-landet stoppe fiskeriet.

I Middelhavsområdet forvaltes det meste fiskeri udelukkende ved kontrol med input.

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Officielle dokumenter

TACs and quotas 2019

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2058 of 17 December 2018 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea

Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2025 of 17 December 2018 fixing for 2019 and 2020 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks

Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1628 of 30 October 2018 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/120 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities 2019 - COM(2018) 452 final

Communication from the Commission on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities 2019 - SWD(2018) 329

TACs and Quotas 2018

Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 of 11 December 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities for 2018 - COM/2017/0368

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities for 2018 - SWD/2017/0256

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