As part of the European Green Deal and the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Commission will be developing a Biodiversity Action Plan for fisheries and marine ecosystems. The action plan will bridge the fisheries and environmental competences of the Union, and is also linked to the reporting under the recently adopted Technical Measures Regulation. It will also be linked with the implementation of other EU environmental legislation, notably the Birds, Habitats and Marine Strategy Framework Directives.
The overall objective of this initiative is to concretely exploit the synergies between the fisheries and environmental policies. In making fisheries more sustainable, protecting marine ecosystems and their biodiversity, it will directly contribute to one of the main objectives of the European Green Deal, and it is one of the deliverables announced in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
Roadmap Biodiversity Action Plan for fisheries and ecosystems