Committee mandate
PECH is the European Parliament committee responsible for: • the operation and development of the common fisheries policy and its management; • the conservation of fishery resources, the management of fisheries and fleets exploiting such resources and marine and applied fisheries research; • the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products and the processing and marketing thereof; • structural policy in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including the financial instruments and funds for fisheries guidance to support these sectors; • the integrated maritime policy as regards fishing activities; • sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, regional fisheries organisations and the implementation of international obligations in the field of fisheries. == Research service ==
Research service
The committee is directly supported by a research service, the Policy Department for Structural & Cohesion Policies. Most of its research studies and briefings are published online. The papers do not necessarily reflect the view of the committee. == See also ==