Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - The Annual Economic Report (AER) 2008 on the Profitability of European Fleets (SGECA 08-02) - Joint Working Group on Economic Affairs (SGECA) of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)

Abstract

This Annual Economic Report gives an overview of the economic situation for the European fishing fleets. Compared to previous years, this report includes a more detailed description of each Member States fisheries besides the range of tables. The report has been produced by a working group (SGECA 08-02) under the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), which convened 21-25 April 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group consisted of 19 experts and 3 persons from DG MARE and DG JRC. The report is covering data from 2003 to 2006, but there are also included comments about the trends and outlook in 2007 and first part of 2008 for the fisheries in each of the included Member States. The report constitutes of a European overview and national analysis of the profitability in the fisheries. Furthermore a study on fish prices and the fuel issue is included. The economic data is collected within the framework of the Data Collection Regulation (DCR); cf. Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000. The working group observed that there are some data missing with respect to years, variables and coverage for several countries. The produced tables must therefore be read with care taking these elements into consideration. However, the current publication is considered to be the most comprehensive publication of economic figures for fisheries in the European Union.