Thequestion of how to divide fishing opportunities up into national quotas wassparked by the setting of the first catchlimits affecting EU fleets by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)in 1975.
Ardaíodh an cheist faoi conas deiseanna iascaireachta a roinnt suas i gcuótaí náisiúnta ag socrú na gcéad teorainneacha gabhála a bhain le loingis an AE ag an gCoimisiún um Iascach an Atlantaigh Thoir Thuaidh (CIATT) i 1975.