European Commission extends Slovenia ‘volantina’ trawler derogation to 2029
Slovenian trawlers keep near-shore access only under vessel and plan controls
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The European Commission extended the Slovenian ‘volantina’ trawler derogation from 28 March 2026 until 27 March 2029, allowing qualifying vessels to fish between 1.5 and 3 nautical miles from the coast irrespective of sea depth.
Why it matters
The regulation keeps a narrow exemption from Mediterranean minimum-distance and minimum-depth fishing limits in Slovenia’s territorial waters. Access is limited to vessels listed in Slovenia’s management plan, with more than five years’ track record, no increase in fishing effort, a fishing authorisation, and operation under the management plan. Slovenia must submit a monitoring-plan report to the Commission within one year of the Regulation entering into force.
Implications
- — Slovenian ‘volantina’ trawler operators fishing between 1.5 and 3 nautical miles from the coast must meet the registration, track-record, authorisation and management-plan conditions — vessels outside those conditions cannot rely on the derogation.
- — Slovenia’s fisheries authority must maintain management-plan controls and submit the monitoring report to the Commission within one year of entry into force — the derogation depends on continued implementation evidence.
- — Fisheries inspection teams monitoring Slovenia’s territorial waters must apply the exemption only to qualifying ‘volantina’ vessels — the general minimum-distance and depth limits continue to apply outside the specified scope.
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