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The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the fisheries policy of the European Union (EU). It sets quotas for which member states are allowed to catch what amounts of each type of fish, as well as encouraging the fishing industry by various market interventions. In 2004 it had a budget of €931 million, approximately 0.75% of the EU budget. The common fisheries policy has been criticised by fishermen who say it is threatening their livelihoods, although fishing stocks were in decline long before the policy came into being.〔 When it came into force, the Treaty of Lisbon formally enshrined fisheries ''conservation'' policy as one of the handful of 'exclusive competences' reserved for the European Union, to be decided by Qualified Majority Voting.〔Article 3 (d) of the (Consolidated Treaty on the functioning of the European Union )〕 However, general fisheries policy remains a "shared competence" of the Union and its member states.〔Article 4 (d) of the Consolidated Treaty on the functioning of the European Union〕 Thus decisions will still be made primarily by the Council of the European Union, as is the case now. The common fisheries policy was created to manage fish stock for the European Union as a whole. Article 38 of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, which created the European Communities (now European Union), stated that there should be a common policy for fisheries. ==Importance of fishing== Fishing is a relatively unimportant economic activity within the EU. It contributes generally less than 1% to gross national product. In 2007 the fisheries sector employed 141,110 fishermen〔(Employment in the fisheries sector (2007) )〕 In 2007, 6.4 million tonnes of fish were caught by EU countries.〔(Main world producers (2007) )〕 The EU fleet has 97,000 vessels of varying sizes. Fish farming produced a further 1 million tonnes of fish and shellfish and employed another 85,000 people. The shortfall between fish catches and demand varies, but there is an EU trade deficit in processed fish products of €3 billion. In Fraserburgh, Scotland, the Fishing Industry creates 40% of employment and a similar figure is in Peterhead. They are the EU's largest fishing ports and home to the Pelagic vessel fleet. It is often in areas where other employment opportunities are limited. For this reason, community funds have been made available to fishing as a means of encouraging regional development. The market for fish and fish products has changed in recent years. Supermarkets are now the main buyers of fish and expect steady supplies. Fresh fish sales have fallen, but demand for processed fish and prepared meals has grown. Despite this, employment in fish processing has been falling, with 60% of fish consumed in the EU coming from outside. This is partly due to improvements in the ability to transport fresh fish internationally. Competitiveness of the EU fishing industry has been affected by overcapacity and shortages of fish to catch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Fisheries Policy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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