Landing obligation for North Sea demersal fisheries (2020-2021)

This regulation provides specific rules for the 'landing obligation' in the North Sea, which prohibits the discarding of certain fish caught by bottom-dwelling (demersal) fisheries. It aims to reduce waste and encourage more sustainable fishing practices by requiring fishermen to bring all catches of regulated species back to shore.

This affects commercial fishing vessels operating in the North Sea. It changes how catches are managed and reported, ensuring that fish that would have been thrown back into the sea are instead accounted for within fishing quotas.