The Politics of Fisheries in the European Union

In analysing the fisheries sector, this book explores key issues relating to the EU polity as a whole, including the distribution of power, the representation of interests at national and transnational levels, the allocation of budgets and resources, and the EU's place as an actor on the global stage. In this way Lequesne uses the Common Fisheries Policy to provide a varied illustration of European policy in action. The scholarship is based on high-quality research, carefully conducted and articulated. The result is an in-depth insight into the fisheries sector which reveals broader characteristics of the EU. This book should appeal to students of EU policy and academics concerned with the fisheries industries.