The Environment and Sustainability Committee established a task and finish group to undertake an inquiry into the proposed reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy.

The terms of reference for the review were as follows:

• to assess the potential impact of the Commission’s proposals on Wales and the Welsh Fisheries Zone and the to consider the wider implications for Welsh Territorial Seas of the proposals for the European fisheries sector;
• to make recommendations to the Welsh Government on what it should prioritise in its negotiations on the reform process;
• to act as a forum for stakeholders in Wales to engage with the debate on the future of the policy;
• to influence the wider debate on CFP Reform, the Task and Finish Group will seek to share its conclusions with UK parliamentary bodies, the European Commission and the European Parliament and with other relevant European bodies such as the Committee of the Regions.