Indicator Assessment
Fishing fleet pressure
The EU fishing fleet displays strong regional differences in terms of its composition, but it is mostly made up of small vessels (59%). There has been a marked decrease in fishing fleet capacity (i.e. number of vessels) between 2004 and 2001, during which time small vessels decreased at an annual rate of approximately 1% and large vessels at 7% .
Most of the EU fishing effort is deployed by large vessels (74%) with mobile gears, of which the majority (61%) disturbs the seafloor. The decrease in capacity has been followed by a decrease in the effort of large vessels only (over 7% between 2004-2011), while the effort of small vessels has increased by approximately 5%. This is reflected in an overall shift towards gear with less impact on the seafloor.
The observed change of EU fishing effort and the shift towards gear with less impact is indicative of an overall decrease in fishing pressure and impact in European seas between 2004 and 2011.
Capacity of fishing fleet by number of vessels, 2011
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Relative change of the EU fishing fleet capacity by number of vessels, 2004-2011
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country 20131025 provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country 20131025 provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Regional fishing effort of EU fishing fleet, 2011
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Regional fishing effort per fishing technique gear category, 2011
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country 20131025 provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country 20131025 provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Deployment of EU fishing effort based on categories of fishing techniques/gear
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- EU Total - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- EU Total - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Baltic Sea - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Baltic Sea - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- North Sea - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- North Sea - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Celtic Sea - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Celtic Sea - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Bay of Biscay - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Bay of Biscay - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Western Waters - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Western Waters - Change effort (%)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Deep Sea - Distribution effort (KWdays-at-sea)
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Data sources:
- Nominal effort trends by country provided by Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Deep Sea - Change effort (%)
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