News
December 3, 2014
Fisheries committee on the move to scrap CFP achievement
The European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee have voted to seriously weaken central provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy. Deciding to re-introduce a 50 kg minimum threshold of catch for reporting purposes and to provide a two year window for not complying with the landing obligation as well as limit the application of this regulation to 2015 only.
November 28, 2014
Uncertainties on how to implement the landing obligation in the Baltic Sea remains
Many practical issues still remains to be solved to implement the discard ban in the Baltic Sea next year. These include how to handle unwanted fish on-board and in ports and how to control that undersized and unwanted fish is reported not being used for human consumption. Additionally, control and reporting systems is not yet adapted to the shift of regulation. To enable the fishing industry to adjust to the new legislation, there is a responsibility of the Baltic Member States to deliver clear instructions on how and where to act
November 28, 2014
125 NGOs urge EU Ministers to end overfishing
Over 120 organisations across the European Union are encouraging EU fisheries ministers to end most overfishing in 2015 as required by the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
November 26, 2014
New study aims to identify barriers to recovery of Baltic cod
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science have developed a new method to get answers to why over-exploited fish populations, such as cod in the Baltic Sea, does not recover even though the fishery has declined. They do so by analyzing the pattern of growth during various life stages as a mean to see if low recovery rates may be due to lack of particular type of food.
November 14, 2014
FISH is now recruiting a Fisheries Policy Officer
We are looking to recruit a new team member to assist with our ongoing policy work. The successful candidate will take part in our work on international fisheries policy, with a focus on regionalisation and fisheries management in the Baltic Sea.
November 13, 2014
Small shrimps suspected to be discarded in Swedish waters
The Swedish Agency for Marine Water Management has reported suspected discarding of small shrimps to the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
November 11, 2014
Council agrees on deep sea TACs
The Council of Fisheries Ministers reached an agreement of fishing opportunities for deep sea stocks from. Although catches will be reduced for a number of deep sea stocks, the Council have chosen to not follow scientific advice by setting catch limits higher for 63% of the stocks.
November 5, 2014
Baltic Sea overfishing league
New briefing series by the new economics forum identifies which countries and ministers who stand in the way for moving towards more fish, profits and jobs for European citizens. The first briefing in the series explores the countries and ministers around the Baltic Sea.
October 27, 2014
Revised deep sea access regime still on the drawing table
It is now two years since the Commission released its proposal for a revised deep sea access regime (COM(2012)371) in July 2012, and progress on this file has been exceptionally slow. The European Parliament adopted its position 10 months ago and the Italian Presidency announced that it was to start drafting a proposal for a Council position over the summer.
October 23, 2014
First meeting of HELCOM group on Ecosystem-based Sustainable Fisheries
Fisheries and environmental experts and authorities from the Baltic region gathered for the first fisheries meeting after the modernisation of HELCOM. The work plan for the group was agreed upon and the group elected Marcin Rucinski as chair of the group. Main focus of the meeting was on the draft of the new HELCOM Recommendation on aquaculture.