Latest news

September 26, 2024

Baltic Coast Dialog: First workshop on marine and coastal restoration

The "Blue Restoration" workshop centered on opportunities to restore the Baltic coastal and marine ecosystems. Over two days, the meeting offered both inspiring presentations and constructive dialogue among the participants.

September 25, 2024

PECH rejects attempt to remove safeguards in management plans

FishSec welcomes the European Parliament's fisheries committee (PECH) vote on 23 September, that rejected the Commission's proposal to remove safeguards for fish populations under a number of fisheries management plans (MAPs). The proposal was met with strong opposition from environmental NGOs, emphasising the need to fully implement the fish stock safeguards in order to protect vulnerable fish populations as upcoming negotiations on EU fishing limits approach.

June 18, 2024

Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2025

The decline of fish populations in the Baltic Sea ecosystem has been extensively documented and analyzed by now. This decline has been ongoing for decades but has intensified in recent years, with some fish populations collapsing or being on the verge of collapse. The latest ICES assessment again shows that populations of commercially harvested stocks are … Continued

June 4, 2024

Mediterranean long-term management measures for European eel discussed this week

Since 2018, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has been at the forefront of European eel management. However, the current GFCM measures adopted in 2023 are still far from aligned with the scientific advice and are unlikely to secure eel recovery. The long-term management measures that the GFCM is set to adopt in … Continued

Upcoming events

Oct
16
The ICES Framework for Ecosystem-Informed Science and Advice (FEISA): ...

Location: Online

Dates: 16 October

 The webinar and discussion will take place on October 16th at 15:00 GMT +1 (4:00PM CET), and the registration is free. Sciaena welcomes the first speaker of the webinar series "EBFM: From paradigm to practice" - Marie-Julie Roux from the Maurice-Lamontagne Institute of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Marie-Julie Roux is a member on the advisory committee (ACOM) of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) since 2020 and will present FEISA - a new framework which the authors state "aims to create an avenue of inclusion for the full variety of data, knowledge, methods, and syntheses that are required to deliver practical and operational EBM"

Links:

Oct
17
Eel Advice Drafting Group (ADGEEL 2024)

Location: Online

Dates: 17 - 18 October


Oct
17
Ecosystem-based fisheries management: from utopia to reality?

Location: Online

Dates: 17 October

The webinar and discussion will take place on October 17th at 15:00 GMT +1 (4:00PM CET)Sciaena welcomes the second speaker of the webinar series "EBFM: From paradigm to practice" - Jessica Tengval from the University of Bergen in Norway Jessica Tengval is completing a PhD at the University of Bergen, studying natural mortality in fisheries management. Originally drawn to marine life, Jessica gained a deeper understanding of fishing as both a necessity and cultural value through work with small-scale fisheries in the Philippines. Now based on a remote peninsula in western Norway, Jessica’s researches and communicates fisheries management issues in a community where the ocean remains central—from its fishing heritage to its modern surf culture.

Links:

Oct
21
Agriculture and Fisheries Council (October Council)

Location: Luxembourg

Dates: 21 - 22 October

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will be held in Luxembourg on 21-22 October 2024.

Links:

Twitter