Past Events

Second International Marine Conservation Congress, “Making Marine Science Matter”.

Links:

• Congress Website

Organised by the Greens/EFA, the hearing will include presentations by Commissioner Maria Damanaki and leading fisheries scientists.

Links:

• On-line Registration

Links:

• FISH Curtainraiser
• Hungarian Presidency Website

The Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) of the European Commission is organising this conference, the aims of which are: - To provide participants with early information about:

• the specific proposals for supporting local development in fisheries areas through the EFF.
• the proposals for supporting local development through other EU funds and how this might affect fisheries areas.
• the Commission’s general approach for improving the coordination of local development in the 2014-20 period

- To stimulate a constructive discussion amongst a small group of informed stakeholders in order to test out the robustness of the proposals and identify ideas for practical implementation improvements on the ground.

Links:

• Programme

"Marine Protected Areas – Aspiration or Reality?" - a North Sea Marine Cluster Conference. Keynote Speakers include:

• Richard Benyon MP, Minister for Natural Environment and Fisheries
• Carla Montesi, Director Baltic Sea, North Sea and Landlocked Member States, DG MARE, European Commission

The course will be held at the ICES headquarters in Copenhagen.

Links:

• ICES Training Programme

The conference is being co-hosted by the University of Greenwich School of Science and the Greenwich Maritime Institute.