Food systems globally are currently facing various challenges including increased demand and pressures due to overexploitation and climate change, while in need of fulfilling in parallel various socio-economic objectives, as described in the SDGs. Sustainable use of wild species, in the context of delivering sustainable food systems, in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems may require transformative changes (IPBES 2019,2022). Identifying underlying socio-ecological pathways and levers for an integrated policy that holistically considers ocean ecosystems, human health and well-being, and governance strategies is crucial (Franke et al., 2020i) and may play a key role in providing additional scientific evidence for futureproofing the European Common Fisheries Policy and strengthening its implementation.
The European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is one of the first joint policies of the European community aiming toward the sustainable management of EU fisheries and allocation of fishing opportunities in EU seas and beyond. Ten years after the 2013 reform, future visions of the CFP could be further identified to address current and future challenges.
The Agricultural Policy Department of the Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, in collaboration with the Kiel Centre for Ocean and Society (CEOS) is conducting a study on EU sustainable ocean food systems and fisheries management future visions, from a multi-stakeholder perspective in order to better identify stakeholders needs and views on existing and future policy preferences and tools.
The study is using a structured personal interview method targeted towards organizations most relevant to fisheries decision-making processes in the EU - political institutions, non-governmental stakeholders, and scientific bodies related to the design and implementation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The study’s scope is EU-wide, yet its main focus is on EU-waters fisheries and, specifically on the Baltic Sea.
For questions regarding the survey or its content, please contact Noa Steiner via nsteiner@ae.uni-kiel.de.