Past Events

Aquafima Roundtable: AQUAFIMA: Integrating Aquaculture and Fisheries Management towards a sustainable regional development in the Baltic Sea Region. AQUAFIMA was established as part of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region aims to integrate national representatives and related stakeholders to enable discussions regarding connections between stocking/restocking measures and actual stocks of fishes in the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea.

Links:

• AQUAFIMA project database

Further information, such as the programme and registration details, can be found at the link below.

Links:

• http://www.oceansofpotential.org/index.html

A vote on two parts of the CFP reform package will take place, the external dimension and the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products. This will complete the Parliament's first reading of these legislative proposals.

The informal Council will focus on agricultural issues and the CAP reform, and will include several visits to archaeological sites in Cyprus as well as areas affected by climate change.

Links:

• Cypriot Presidency page on the meeting with agenda and meeting documents

In Copenhagen, a whole day of activities will be dedicated to celebrating fish. Local seafood will be available and fishermen are invited to bring their boats into the city and make them available to the public to tour.

Links:

• Homepage (Danish)

The meeting will take place between 0900-1230. Amendments by PECH MEPs to the CFP Basic Regulation report from Ulrika Rodust (S+D, DE) will be discussed.

Links:

• Agenda
• Stream available from 0900

The Seafood Summit is an annual event bringing together global representatives from the seafood industry and conservation community for in-depth discussions, presentations and networking around the issue of sustainable seafood. The goal of the Summit is to foster dialogue and partnerships that lead to a seafood marketplace that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The theme of the Summit is "Evolving solutions for new horizons," with issues ranging from food security and keystone species, including sharks, tuna, and salmon, to supply chain traceability issues; Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing; artisanal fisheries, and social capital.

Links:

• Sea Web International Seafood Summit

The seminar will take place between 12.30–17.30 at the Embassy of Finland, Gärdesgatan 9-11, Stockholm. This will mark the 10th anniversary Baltic Sea Seminar, and is part of the week-long Baltic Sea Festival.

Links:

• Invitation
• WWF Baltic Sea Scorecard 2011

The first BALTFISH meeting to take place under the Estonian Presidency will feature a discussion on the implementation of a discard ban in the Baltic, in which there will be participation from fishermen's representatives and experts from national administrations. During the afternoon, 2013 TAC and quota discussions will take place, along with the proposed multispecies plan for cod and the pelagic stocks. The meeting will begin at 10.00 on 28 August, with the closed high-level group meeting taking place on 29 August.