News
January 31, 2014
Securing sustainable fisheries in West Africa
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation organised a lunch seminar earlier this week on securing sustainable social-ecological fisheries in West Africa.
January 29, 2014
Agreement on new fisheries and maritime fund reached
After the December breakdown of negotiations on the new EU maritime and fisheries fund, discussions were resumed yesterday and a deal was reached last night.
January 27, 2014
Public consultation on a new framework for technical measures in the reformed CFP
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new framework for technical measures in the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
January 27, 2014
Commissioner Damanaki launched new campaign to promote sustainable fishing
The European Commission have launched a new campaign called 'Inseparable' with the aim to promote sustainable fishing across Europe.
January 27, 2014
Greek Presidency priorities on Fisheries
Top priority under the Greek Presidency is to secure an agreement between Parliament and Council on the final piece of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), multiannual plans (MAPs) for different fish stocks and the implementation of the discard ban.
January 20, 2014
Control of discard ban discussed in Dubrovnik
Representatives of the Member States and the regional Advisory Councils discussed options for controlling the implementation of the new discard ban at a meeting organised by the European Fisheries Control Agency last week.
December 20, 2013
Negotiations on new fisheries fund break down
Late on Thursday, on what was scheduled to be the last day of trilogue discussions on the new fisheries fund, negotiations broke down and European Parliament representatives walked away from the table.
December 18, 2013
Fishing possibilities for 2014 fixed
Yesterday, the EU fisheries ministers disappointed when agreeing on fishing possibilities for 2014 for EU waters and EU vessels in some international waters. Baltic Ministers also signed the BALTFISH Memorandum of Understanding.
December 11, 2013
Parliament vote fails to protect deep-sea stocks
At yesterday’s plenary vote at the European Parliament on deep-sea fishing in the North-East Atlantic, the Commission proposal to phase out deep-sea bottom trawling and bottom gill netting was narrowly defeated by 342 votes to 326.
December 10, 2013
December Council – FISH & Seas at Risk call on Ministers to set science-based quotas
In our briefing for the December Council, at which TACs and quotas will be set for the majority of EU fish stocks, we have called on Ministers to set fishing opportunities in line with the principle of MSY management.