Summary Description
- Reduces incidental bycatch of birds at sea by prohibiting the use of non-selective catching methods.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Climate & environmental protectionWild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- EU
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2009
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7�25 (EU)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Establishes a protection regime for bird native to Europe, and prohibits their 'deliberate killing or capture by any method.'
- Prohibits the use of 'arrangements or methods used for the large-scale or nonselective capture or killing of birds or capable of causing the local disappearance of a species,' including the use of nets.
- Weaknesses
- The statute provides a broad scope derogation on the taking of birds, including for the purpose of preventing 'serious damage, in particular [...] to fisheries.'