Kommissionens grønbog om en reform af den fælles fiskeripolitik, der har fået bred støtte fra industrien, indeholder forslag om at fastholde 6-12-sømilezonen for at beskytte kystnært fiskeri, at opretholde de vellykkede fredningszoner som Shetlandskassen og at fastholde princippet om relativ stabilitet for at begrænse adgangen til Nordsøen.
The Commission Green Paper on reform of the CFP contains proposals, which have received widespread support from the industry, for maintaining the 6- and 12-mile limits to protect in-shore fisheries, preserving the successful conservation zones such as the Shetland Box and maintaining the concept of relative stability to limit access to the North Sea.