In view of the precarious economic state of the fishing industry and the dependence of certain coastal communities on fishing, it is necessary to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities by allocating fishing opportunities among Member States, based on a predictable share of the stocks for each Member State.
I bhfianaise staid eacnamaíoch neamhbhuan thionscal na hiascaireachta agus an chaoi a bhfuil pobail chósta áirithe ag brath ar an iascaireacht, is gá cobhsaíocht choibhneasta na ngníomhaíochtaí iascaireachta a áirithiú trí dheiseanna iascaireachta a chionroinnt ar Bhallstáit, bunaithe ar sciar intuartha na stoc do gach Ballstát.