News
January 15, 2013
Be an artist, save a fish!
The “Paint a Fish” campaign is a straightforward concept. It asks members of the public to simply paint fish, but the aspiration behind the project is to engage and educate the younger generations in the protection of fish stocks, while also encouraging decision-makers to do the same as the CFP reform draws to a close.
January 8, 2013
Fishing for Litter to cover entire Swedish coastline
Litter is still one of the main environmental problems that effects marine environments today. Fishing for Litter (FFL) is a project that started in 2005 in Scotland that aims to directly remove garbage from the sea but at the same time raising awareness to stakeholders, the public and the packing industry.
December 20, 2012
EU Fisheries Ministers decide on TACs for 2013
Last night Fisheries Ministers finally reached an agreement on TACs for 2013. Although a compromise agreement was reached which aims at putting the majority of fish stocks at an exploitation rate in line with Maximum Sustainable yield by 2015, TACs for many fish stocks were still set higher than proposed by the Commission, which largely followed scientific advice.
December 19, 2012
Skagerrak discard ban report presented in PECH
When the report on the Skagerrak discard ban was discussed for the first time in the Parliament Fisheries Committee on 17 December, MEPs raised issues in both the report and the Commission’s proposal on possible increases in TACs, control systems and minimum conservation reference sizes.
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.