The second briefing from FISH/Seas At Risk to EU Fisheries Ministers and other stakeholders has been sent out for the November 19-20 Council meeting.
In the SARFISH project, a letter with a summary of our standpoints on issues up for decision, and a lengthier “annex” on each of those agenda points with background material, is sent to the ministers in preparation for each Council meeting that will deal with fisheries.
The letter is also sent, electronically, to their advisors, the Brussels Permanent Representations, top Commission officials, the European Parliament Fisheries Committee members, to involved NGO representatives and other interested parties.
The three agenda points the briefing deals with before the November Council is the Technical Measures Regulation, the need to minimise unwanted by-catch of seabirds, and the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.