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Impacts of the EU-UK TCA on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU - Fishing opportunities aspects

Published on 16 February 2022

This "At a Glance" note is the third in a series of three, prepared for a PECH Committee Workshop. It reviews the potential impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the fishing opportunities aspects for the EU fishing industry in 2021 and 2025.

Impacts of the EU-UK TCA on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU - Trade aspects

Published on 4 February 2022

This "At a Glance" note is the second in a series of three, prepared for a PECH Committee Workshop. It provides a short overview of an analysis of the trade aspects of the EU-UK TCA relating to fisheries.

Workshop on impacts of the EU-UK TCA on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU

Part III: Fishing opportunities aspects - Published on 4 February 2022

This study is the third in a series of three, commissioned for a PECH Committee Workshop. It reviews the potential impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) on the fishing opportunities aspects for the EU fishing industry in 2021 and 2025. An EU-wide assessment is complemented with two case studies on the Netherlands and France. In 2021, the adjustments of fishing opportunities for biological reasons for certain stocks had more impacts than the quota transfers foreseen by the EU-UK TCA. Several specific fleets are impacted by the EU-UK TCA.

Workshop on impacts of the EU-UK TCA on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU

Part II: Trade aspects - Published on 27 January 2022

This study is the second research paper in a series of three, commissioned for a PECH Committee Workshop. It applied the MAGNET model to quantify the impact of the EU-UK TCA on fish related sectors. The results show negative impacts on trade, production and consumption of fisheries and aquaculture products for both parties. For the EU, the biggest losses are found in the fish processing sector. The overall impact is driven by increased trade costs whereas the impact of a reduced total allowable catches is rather limited.