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April 21, 2016
Slow Fish, Northern Seas
A roar of the tractor’s engine, puff of smoke, and tightening of the cable, and the wooden boat slides cleanly from the sea to the shore at Thorup Strand on a spectacular Saturday afternoon. The daily catch of Baltic plaice, maybe two dozen fish pans today, will go to markets in northern Denmark.
April 20, 2016
BALTFISH Forum review
At the last BALTFISH Forum of the Polish Presidency, held on 18 April, measures to improve the situation of the cod stocks were discussed. In addition, the implementation of the landing obligation, technical measures in the Baltic, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) implementation and transparency of BALTFISH activities were on the agenda.
April 19, 2016
Emotions run high at the BALTFISH Forum
Heated debate filled the morning session of the BALTFISH Forum yesterday, April 18. Bristling sharply in sports jackets and ties, Polish fishermen filled a corner of the meeting room at the Ministry of Agriculture in Warsaw, Poland.
April 14, 2016
Council talks technical measures, but are Member States ready?
Member States offered their first reactions on the Technical Measures Framework (TMF) at the Council meeting on 11 April, a month after the Commission had published their long-awaited proposal.
April 12, 2016
Key Member States fear EU directive will give Regional Sea Conventions some teeth
The Marine Strategy Coordination Group (MSCG) met in Brussels on April 7th to further the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).
April 1, 2016
EU institutions are failing fisheries management
In a recent paper by Ramirez-Monsalve et al, the conflicting governance and management structures within the EU are identified as key impediments to the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management (EAFM).
March 29, 2016
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Workshop
We kindly invite you to the workshop “Towards Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in the Baltic Sea” on 16-17 June in Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop is being organised by The Fisheries Secretariat, Baltic Eye at the Baltic Sea Centre and ICES. See the following link for the agenda Please register for the workshop here Speakers include representatives from … Continued
March 29, 2016
EU takes backward step in meeting MSY objective
In 2014, less EU stocks were fished at or below Fmsy, 31 of 59, than the year before. Fishing, measured as the increase in F/Fmsy, increased by 9%. Meanwhile, 60% of assessed stocks were outside Safe Biological Limits (SBL).
March 16, 2016
Deal struck on Baltic multiannual plan
The first multiannual plan (MAP) under the new CFP was agreed last night after a deal was struck at trilogue. It will cover management of the Baltic cod, sprat and herring stocks.
March 11, 2016
Proposals launched to transform EU technical regulations
Today, the Commission published its proposal for new conservation measures for European fisheries. This marks the beginning of a co-process to decentralise technical measures to regional and local levels, and delegate detailed decision-making away from Brussels.