EU reduces fishing quotas in 2025 due to overfishing in previous years
24 Apr 2026
Effective: 23 Apr 2026
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Who is affected:
Fishing fleets and EU Member States with recorded overfishing in previous years
Summary
The European Commission cuts available fishing quotas in 2025 to compensate for overfishing carried out in previous years in certain fish populations.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Implementation Regulation (EU) 2026/890 applies automatic deductions to fishing quotas allocated for 2025 to several Member States that exceeded their catch limits in previous years. This corrective mechanism is provided for in European common fisheries policy regulations and aims to ensure the sustainability of marine…
Full official title
OJ:L_202600890: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2026/890 de la Comisión, de 23 de abril de 2026, por el que se efectúan deducciones de las cuotas de pesca disponibles para determinadas poblaciones en 2025 debido a la sobrepesca practicada en años anteriores en otras poblaciones y por el que se modifica el Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2025/2158