The regional advisory councils are now widely acknowledged as the single most successful component of the 2002 reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. At a minimal cost to the Commission’s budgets, the RACs have brought together fishing industry stakeholders from different member states; to these have been added other stakeholders, including environmental NGOs. Over the last 5 years the RACs have built a creditable record in producing high quality, evidence-based advice for the Commission, member states and the European Parliament.
Against this background, it is expected that the forthcoming reform of the CFP will approve a strengthening of the RACs’ role although as yet it is unclear what form this will take.
The NFFO is a member of the following RACs:
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