News
June 15, 2012
Council General Approach published
The General Approach, which provides the Council with an orientation position on key issues in the CFP reform but has no legal standing, has been published.
June 13, 2012
And we have a bedside rug…June Council: Reaction to the General Approach
Early this morning, the EU Fisheries Council came to an agreement on a General Approach to the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. Some countries voted against the heavily watered down compromise, but not sufficient to block an agreement.
June 12, 2012
Damanaki warns Council: end overfishing or CFP reform will fail
The Commissioner argued that none of the endemic failings of the CFP: overfishing, overcapacity and discarding, will not be solved by the General Approach that has been proposed by the Danish Presidency.
June 1, 2012
ICES advice for the Baltic quotas in 2013
On 31 May, ICES’ Advisory Committee (ACOM) published their advice regarding the exploitation of the Baltic Sea fish stocks for 2013. The attachment provides a summary and comment from FISH on the assessments and advice.
June 1, 2012
Regional Fisheries Management in focus
At a presentation given to the Swedish Green Party congress, Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, Sweden) discussed international issues such as Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs).
June 1, 2012
Recreational sea fisheries to be included in the CFP?
In a letter to the European institutions, the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) and the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) have requested explicit mention of recreational fisheries in the CFP.
May 29, 2012
Be a fisherman’s friend
Today, Greenpeace UK and sustainable British fishermen have launched a campaign to push for a real reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy which will support local fishing.
May 28, 2012
NGOs respond to Rodust report
Ulrika Rodust (S+D, Germany) recently published her draft report on the Basic Regulation for the Fisheries Committee (PECH). The report is the most significant text from the European Parliament on the CFP reform and aims to provide a framework ahead of the November plenary. In response to this, a joint NGO reaction has been developed.
May 25, 2012
European Fish Weeks 2012: official launch
OCEAN2012 is launching European Fish Weeks today with a brand new animation 'Ending Overfishing', which explores the need to end overfishing and repopulate our seas and oceans! We can all be involved in turning the tide. Lets end overfishing, or fishing will be over!
May 16, 2012
Most Short-term Yet – Council neglects responsible management
In spite of overwhelming evidence demonstrating the benefits of rebuilding European fish stocks by applying the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) model to fisheries management, a large majority of Ministers in yesterday’s Council meeting spoke out against the 2015 target proposed by the Commission.