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November 7, 2024

Mediterranean region agrees long-term measures for eel but fails to include glass eel ban

Since 2018, the GFCM has been on the forefront of European eel management and conservation, taking steps going further than those adopted by the European Union, but today we must express some disappointment with the long-term measures adopted, considering the status of the population and the zero catch advice.

November 1, 2024

Management of European eel not at all in line with zero catch advice

European eel remains critically endangered with recruitment under 10 % of historical levels. ICES published its scientific advice on fishing opportunities and conservation for European eel for 2025 today. As in previous years, the advise is zero catch for for all life stages, all uses and in all habitats. The conservation advice is to reduce other human-related mortalities to zero and restore habitats.

October 22, 2024

Short-sighted decision by EU fisheries ministers pushes Baltic Sea ecosystem closer to collapse

PRESS RELEASE from: Seas At Risk, FishSec, Coalition Clean Baltic, WWF Baltic Sea Programme, Deutsche Umwelthilfe and Suomen Luonnonsuojeluliitto (Finnish Association for Nature Conservation) Short-sighted decision by EU fisheries ministers pushes Baltic Sea ecosystem closer to collapse The Agriculture and Fisheries Council decided today on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2025. In a move that … Continued

October 16, 2024

A Baltic Sea in crisis: Why EU ministers must apply a precautionary approach to fishing opportunities this time

The Baltic Sea is in crisis. Several fish populations have collapsed and others are in steep decline. The most recent scientific advice on fishing opportunities paints a sobering picture of the state of forage fish populations like Baltic herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea. Current fishing limits, although some have been reduced in recent years, will not … Continued

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29
Fisheries Management in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)🐟 – Baltic ...

Location: Berlin, Germany

Dates: 29 November

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗮? - Discuss, explore and propose with us. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 working in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden, at the Baltic Coast Dialog workshop on 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦 (MPAs). We will discuss the environmental, social, and economic impacts of bottom trawling and propose steps to address its regulation in MPAs from the Baltic Sea.

  • When: 29.11.2024 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm Where:  Berlin, Germany
How to participate: in person or online, but be sure to register here, as there are limited spaces available.

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Dec
09
EU Agriculture & Fisheries Council meeting

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Dates: 09 - 10 December


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