The agreements are intended, in particular, to preserve the small local fishing enterprises with their family structures, and to protect them from competition that uses illegal methods, as well as from large-scale fleets which plunder the seas using large amounts of electronic equipment and deep fishing nets.
Prin acorduri se doreşte, în primul rând, prezervarea micilor întreprinderi locale de pescuit cu structurile lor familiale şi protejarea acestora de o competiţie care practică metode ilegale, precum şi de flotele de mari dimensiuni care jefuiesc mările folosind echipament electronic şi plase de pescuit în adâncime.