Recommendation for a Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the European Union to accede to the Convention for the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean

Following a request from the EU Member States and a number of EU fishing operators, the Commission proposes that the EU accedes to the Convention for the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean as a member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), the body set up by the Convention to manage the area’s fisheries.

EU accession to the Convention would accord with the wish to seek access to its resources, as expressed by EU Member States and the relevant Union fleet. This would also provide a firm basis for the sustainable management and conservation of marine biological resources and the marine environment managed by the NPFC.