Highlights The implementation of the discards ban in South European fisheries is perceived by fishers as difficult Accompanying measures to the European discards ban should provide incentives for compliance The European discards ban is not perceived by fishers as conducive to future sustainable fisheries The fishing industry in South European fisheries do not consider that commercial utilization of former discards will offset costs of landing former discards
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