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18th Apr 13

Managed by Chatham House

Financed by DEFRA

Cyprus

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. The island is divided and the two thirds of the land area under the control of the government of the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU in 2004.

The marine capture fishery consists of the inshore fishery, the trawl fishery and the multipurpose fishery. There is also one purse seiner operating in Cypriot waters. The most important species exploited are demersals and large pelagics. Picarel is the dominant species, the other most significant species caught are bogue, surmullet, common cuttlefish, red mullet and Atlantic bluefin tuna. Catches of most species have been in steady decline since the mid-1900s. However, Cyprus will gain a higher proportion of the EU bluefin tuna quota in 2008.

All fish caught are marketed fresh in Cyprus. The tuna that is exported (exclusively to Japan) is farmed. Despite its small contribution to gross national income, the fisheries sector is an important element in the economy of several coastal areas.

The Cypriot fishing policy aims to enhance the economic contribution of the fisheries sector, safeguard the income of those dependent on fishing and sustainably manage marine resources so that they are maintained at high levels on a long-term basis. Fisheries management involves institutional, economic and financial interventions and control measures. In the trawl fishery, vessel numbers are restricted, mesh sizes are regulated and fishing depths and seasons are controlled. In the inshore fishery, the number of licenses is capped and certain net types are banned.

However, Cyprus is one of seven EU member states against which the European Commission has started infringement procedures for failing to send catch reports data to the Commission, and for showing a lack of obligation and responsibility to the bluefin tuna recovery plan agreed by ICCAT in 2006. Cyprus is affected by the ban on bluefin tuna fishing imposed in September 2007 for the rest of the year by the EU because of over-fishing and dwindling stocks.

documents (1)
news (23)

documents

Reports from Member States on Behaviours Which Seriously Infringed the Rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2006
04/11/2008
This paper from the European Commission documents infringements of the Common Fisheries Policy by Member States in 2006. 83% of the infringements were ...
Author: European Commission

news

07/02/2010
International celebrities add their voice to call for protection of Bluefin tuna
Author: Times of Malta

18/12/2009
Simar Shipping files complaint against Russian crab importer, Global Fishing, Inc.
Author: PR Web

04/12/2009
Europe pours tens of millions into bloating bluefin fleet
Author: WWF

21/09/2009
Europe against bluefin tuna fishing ban: EU source
Author: AFP

17/09/2009
Measures to protect Mediterranean tuna are failing, report warns
Author: Guardian, UK

20/07/2009
21 vessels newly 'blacklisted'
Author: FIS (Fish Information & Services, UK)

16/04/2009
Close watch kept on EU bluefin tuna fleets
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

01/09/2008
Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana
Author: Oceana

27/07/2008
Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean tuna
Author: AFP

25/06/2008
EU fisheries chief stands firm on bluefin tuna ban
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

18/06/2008
EU cites flagrant abuse of bluefin tuna fisheries
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

16/06/2008
EU to ban Med bluefin tuna fishing from next week
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

02/02/2008
New patrol vessel in battle against illegal fishing
Author: Cyprus Mail

24/10/2007
France, Italy face bluefin tuna quota cut
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

03/10/2007
European Union cracks down on illegal fisheries in Europe
Author: The Fisheries Secretariat, Sweden

30/09/2007
Illegal fishing still a huge problem as stocks dwindle
Author: Deutsche Welle

26/09/2007
Commission takes action over tuna infringements
Author: Fishupdate.com

21/09/2007
EU admits to illegal tuna fishing
Author: WebWire

19/09/2007
Shutters come down on bluefin tuna fishery
Author: Fishupdate.com

25/06/2007
US accuses Europe of overfishing tuna in Atlantic
Author: The New York Times

24/06/2007
Japan‘s latest fear: No more tuna
Author: International Herald Tribune: Business

12/06/2007
EU clamps down on fishing for bluefin tuna
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

16/01/2007
Egypt: new measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
Author: allAfrica.com

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