What is the common fisheries policy the cfp is a set of rules for managing european fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks designed to manage a common resource it gives all european fishing fleets equal access to eu waters and fishing grounds and allows fishermen to compete fairly stocks may be renewable but they are finite. However the eus common fisheries policy cfp also gives member states the chance to play an active role in designing fisheries conservation measures so called regionalisation affected countries may submit joint recommendations as regards the fisheries conservation measures deemed necessary to achieve those environmental objectives the commission can then adopt legislation on the basis of those recommendations effectively turning them into binding eu law. Eec fisheries law dordrecht boston m nijhoff hingham ma usa distributor for the united states and canada kluwer academic publishers 1987 ocolc572528369. Churchill rr eec fisheries law dordrecht boston lancaster martinus nijhoff publishers 1987 first edition pp 4v xxviii 1 29918vo blue