European Commission and Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 5 July 2017, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities for 2018

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 5.7.2017 SWD(2017) 256 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION on the State of Play of the Common Fisheries Policy and Consultation on the Fishing Opportunities for 2018 {COM(2017) 368 final} Contents Section I – Assessment of the state of the stocks Section II – Economic performance of the EU fishing fleet