Ex-post evaluation of the current Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between the EU and Mauritius and ex-ante evaluation of a potential future Protocol Mauritius

DG MARE Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (European Commission) - Project Dates:
December 2020 - April 2021

Description of Project:
According to Article 34 of the EU Financial Regulation in force at the date of the evaluation, Commission Services have to undertake both ex-ante and retrospective evaluations for all programmes and activities which entail significant spending. The Council Conclusions on the External Dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) adopted on 19 March 2012 request that an ex-post and ex-ante evaluation be undertaken by the Commission before the signature of a new protocol. This has been enshrined in Article 31§10 of the current CFP basic Regulation.

The purpose of this specific contract was to provide the European Commission with an independent ex-post and ex-ante evaluation of the implementing Protocol 2017 – 2021 to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between the EU and the Republic of Mauritius.

The evaluation provided the Commission with the data and technical analyses of the fisheries resources and related fishing and economic activities to decide on the opportunity to engage in a new agreement and new protocol, and prepare possible negotiations between the EU and the partner country. Also, the Commission used this evaluation study as a tool for improving the quality and coherence of the decision-making and as basis for the Commission’s evaluation report (Staff Working Document) on the subject.

Services Provided:

This evaluation was carried by the consortium F&S, Poseidon, and MegaPesca within the Framework contract for Better Regulation related activities on the international dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy for the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - MARE/2015/23. The evaluation study was led by F&S. Two Poseidon's Directors were involved as peer reviewer and contributing to the coordination of the EU stakeholders consultation.

The evaluation report is available here on the EU Office of Publications.