Research for PECH Committee - The discard ban and its impact on the maximum sustainable yield objective on fisheries

This is the reference document of the Workshop on "The discard ban and its impact on the Maximum Sustainable Yield objective on fisheries" of 16th June 2016, organised by the Committee on Fisheries (COMPECH) and the Policy Department B (PECH Research) of the European Parliament. It is structured in three parts: 1. The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective - The North Sea. 2. The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective - The Atlantic Ocean: The Bay of Biscay case. 3. The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective - The Baltic Sea. An Overarching report on the commonalities and differences of the three reports is attached.