Past Events

Amendments to the deep sea fishing file are on the agenda, however, discussions concerning The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between EU-Morocco has been postponed.

Links:

• Draft agenda

The meeting is organised by DG Mare and features an overview of the state of fished stocks in EU waters, while input on economic performance is provided by the STECF. More stocks are now managed in line with Fmsy, however, 50% of fished stocks are data poor while only 24 of 82 stocks are within safe biological limits.

Links:

• FISH article on Commission communication on 2014 TACs
• Invitation and agenda

The landing obligation in EU Fisheries is the subject of the event.

Links:

• Further information

The meeting is being organised by BalticSTERN, who will be presenting their report on a cost-benefit analysis of achieving the nutrient reduction targets of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. The meeting will take place in the European Parliament between 12:30-15:00, and features presentations from several Baltic MEPs. For additional information contact Marmar Nekoro, marmar.nekoro@stockholmresilience.su.se

Links:

• Agenda
• BalticSTERN report

The technical workshop is hosted by DG Mare and the project is now in its final phase.

Links:

• FISH article on the LOT1 project
• Invitation and further information

Ahead of the Ministerial meeting on 3 October, national civil servants will seek to iron out issues ahead of the final negotiation. HELCOM has posed the question: after six years of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP), are Baltic countries on track to reach Good Environmental Status by 2020? FISH, together with other stakeholders, has initiated the Race for the Baltic campaign, which is working to ensure improved biodiversity and marine protection, an end to overfishing, and a reduction in eutrophication.

Links:

• HELCOM information for the Ministerial meeting
• HELCOM associated documents
• Race for the Baltic petition

WWF Denmark, Greenpeace Denmark , Danmarks Naturfredningsforening and Oceana are hosting a marine day in Øresund for Danish politicians. The event is a follow up on a report that was published last year 'Havets Natur -– et oplæg til handleplan for Danmarks marine biodiversitet' (please see pdf attached) The event is closed for invited politicians only.

WWF holds their 11th annual Baltic Sea Seminar, an important part of the week-long Baltic Sea Festival. The theme of this year’s seminar is ‘Turning Adversity into Opportunity – A Business Plan for the Baltic Sea’, where a report produced in collaboration between WWF and the Boston Consulting Group will be launched.

The seminar will take place at the Embassy of Finland in Stockholm, Sweden.

Programme is available here.

This will be the first meeting under the Latvia Presidency. The first day will be for the BALTFISH forum and the second day will be a closed meeting of the high level group. On the agenda will be the implementation of the discard ban in Baltic fisheries, a memorandum of understanding for BALTFISH will also be developed, while TACs and quotas for 2014 and the financing of the RACs are to be discussed as well. At the high level group, Member State officials and the Commission will also discuss multiannual management plans.

The meeting is organised by the European Institute of Public Administration.

Links:

• Further information and programme