The CFP shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management so as to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised, and shall endeavour to ensure that aquaculture and fisheries activities avoid the degradation of the marine environment.(5) The “scientific evidence objective” is that— (a) scientific data relevant to the management of fish and aquaculture activities is collected, (b) where appropriate, the fisheries policy authorities work together on the collection of, and share, such scientific data, and (c) the management of fish and aquaculture activities is based on the best...