News
May 27, 2014
Public consultation: first draft of the new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to the fishery and aquaculture sector
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the first draft of the new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to the fishery and aquaculture sector (FIBER) to collect the views of citizens and stakeholders.
May 26, 2014
Is the new sustainable blue growth agenda for the Baltic Sea Region really sustainable?
In late May the European Commission adopted the working document ‘A sustainable blue growth agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’ which sets out to provide Baltic Sea member states with a blueprint on how to harness the region´s strength to boost innovation and growth within the maritime area.
May 24, 2014
Draft Baltic discard ban plan near completion
Work on a joint recommendation for a Baltic discard ban plan has continued among the Baltic Member States throughout the spring. In mid-May, a revised version of the earlier drafts was circulated by BALTFISH to stakeholders, such as the Baltic Sea Advisory Council.
May 22, 2014
Marine and Water Forum 2014
Yesterday Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) hosted its annual Marine and Water Forum in Gothenburg, Sweden. Reduced eutrophication, increased biodiversity in running water and sustainable fishing was on the agenda during this year’s forum.
May 20, 2014
Small progress made towards achieving balance between capacity and opportunities
The European Commissions report on Member States' efforts during 2012 to achieve a sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities shows some progress towards achieving a balance with the available fishing opportunities.
May 19, 2014
A Baltic Sea Health Index in the pipeline?
Last week scientist and experts meet in Stockholm to discuss the possibilities of developing a Baltic Sea Health Index as a tool on how to best measure the Baltic Sea’s health and track its improvements.
May 16, 2014
Stakeholder consultation on seabed mining open
The European Commission under the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries have opened a public consultation on seabed mining to gather the public’s opinions concerning seabed mining developments as a way to help EU develop its position on the issue.
May 15, 2014
European Commission proposes full ban on driftnets
The European Commission announced yesterday that they want to prohibit the use of any kind of driftnets for fishing in all EU waters as of 1 January 2015.
May 13, 2014
Swedish candidates running for the European Parliament under pressure
Last week the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation gathered the Swedish candidates running for the European Parliament to see where they stand on environmental issues. We checked in to hear what they had to say on fisheries.
May 12, 2014
HELCOM aims for a stronger links with ICES to improve Baltic Fishery Management
The HELCOM fisheries and Environment Forum held a meeting in Riga where among other things the HELCOM ambitions and plans on how to increase the cooperation with ICES on fish and fisheries related issues were presented.