According to MEPs, one effective action to reduce unwanted by-catches and discards is a reduction in overall fishing effort, "since depleted stocks consist mainly of under-sized fish", accompanied by an improvement in selective measures.
Eiropas Savienība par šo aizsardzības veidu nerūpējas, tāpēc ir tikai likumsakarīgi, ja par to lemj ASV, NATO un atsevišķas ES valstis divpusēji.