It began by taking action in its own waters, shutting downfisheries in the coral-rich zones of the Atlantic: in the Darwin Mounds in 2004, and in the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands in 2005.
Cuireadh an tiomantas seo i gcrích i dtús báirelaistigh de theorainneacha an AE; dúnadh na limistéir sin den Atlantach is saibhre iad ó thaobh coiréil de don iascaireacht: sna'Darwin Mounds' i 2004, agus sna hAsóir, i Maidéara agus sna hOileáin Chanáracha i 2005.