News
December 19, 2012
FISH moves to new premises
The Fisheries Secretariat (FISH) will be moving to a new office later this week.
December 18, 2012
Fisheries Committee shows leadership on Common Fisheries Policy
The European Parliament Fisheries Committee (PECH) has adopted the Rodust (S&D, DE) report on the CFP reform basic regulation, along with a number of amendments which will improve the long-term sustainability of fish stocks.
December 18, 2012
North Sea cod recovery plan shelved?
Ministers agreed a roll-over of Black Sea catch limits today, despite continued problems with illegal fishing of turbot. They also came to an agreement that essentially scraps the 2008 cod recovery plan which is widely judged to be ineffective.
November 30, 2012
Deep sea quotas set – business as usual at the Council
The Council has agreed TACs for deep sea stocks for the coming two years. While most quotas will be reduced next year, a lack of caution has been exercised for these vulnerable species. There was more good news for sharks though, for which no quotas were assigned.
November 29, 2012
Basic regulation compromise amendments agreed
The Fisheries Committee (PECH) has moved a step closer to finalising its position on the CFP reform basic regulation. 104 compromise amendments have been agreed by the political groups on the Rodust (S&D, DE). The vote will take place on 18 December.
November 29, 2012
Fisheries Committee in European Parliament vote to change the Baltic cod management plan
PECH has voted in favour of two significant changes to the management plan, to allow gillnet fishing during the summer and also to drastically lower the fishing mortality target for the western cod stocks to F=0.25.
November 29, 2012
Over 800,000 people campaign to save the ocean
As of today, Thursday, November 29, 2012 over 838,120 people have signed a petition to stop wasteful discards.
November 27, 2012
Upcoming Council meeting will focus on deep sea fishing opportunities
The Council on 28-29 November will fix fishing opportunities for certain deep sea stocks for 2013 and 2014 (COM(2012)579). Discussions on the annual consultation between EU and Norway will also take place and the Danish delegation will brief the Council on the Norway pout stock.
November 23, 2012
EP charts a sustainable course
The European Parliament has voted yes to new Baltic salmon management plan, to ban shark finning and gave overwhelming support to the report from Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, Sweden) on the external dimension of the CFP.
November 20, 2012
Swedish television examines the Baltic salmon crisis
The flagship investigative journalism series “uppdrag granskning” from Swedish public broadcaster SVT1 will show a film on the collapse of the Baltic wild salmon population and the management failures that have caused the situation ahead of Thursday’s European Parliament plenary on the salmon management plan.