One billion Euros will be unlocked from the previous fisheries fund (EMFF) to support fishing companies The sector looks forward to a speedy implementation in all Member States The European […]
Europêche rejects Panama’s proposal to include blue shark in CITES Appendix II. The European fishing industry represented by Europêche urges the EU not to co-sign a Panama’s proposal to include […]
Mixed bag of results at IOTC, says Europêche. Out of the 9 topics discussed, 4 resolutions were adopted during the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting that took place in […]
Blue Marine Foundation reply against Europêche statement. In a recent article published on the Fish Focus website, which can be found here, Europêche tuna group slammed the report accusing the […]
Europêche tuna group slams report accusing the EU fleet of illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean As per EU, Seychelles and Mauritius fisheries control processes, catches declared in logbooks by […]
Europêche appoints new tuna group director. Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, strengthens its team to boost the organisation’s support for sustainable tuna fishing and […]
The future CFP must prioritise increased productivity, says Europeche. In a hearing organised by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries, the President of Europêche, Javier Garat, analysed the implementation of […]
WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies are now entering the final stage. After two decades of dialogue, trade ministers from 164 countries are resolved to secure an agreement ahead of the ministerial […]
Europêche slams European Parliament onboard camera vote. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, has heavily criticised moves for the installation of onboard monitoring and compliance cameras on fishing vessels. […]
Europêche criticises spread of damaging information by EC. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, has expressed concern about damaging information being spread by the EC with regards to fisheries. […]
Europêche management team re-elected. The Secretary General of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA), Javier Garat, has been re-elected as President of the European Fisheries Association, Europêche. The Dutch representative, Gerard […]
EU governments ‘privilege cheap imported fish’, claims Europêche 810.000 tonnes of imported fish will annually benefit from massive tariff derogations regardless of their origin, way of production, sustainability of the […]
In the context of the ongoing revision of the EU fisheries control system, the fishing industry association Europêche and the EU IUU Coalition have released a joint statement addressed to […]
Europêche calls for Chinese tuna anti-dumping investigation. Europêche has presented a request to the European Commission for the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of tuna processed loins – […]
Europêche slams EU biodiversity proposal. Europêche, the European catching sector’s representative body, has criticised the EU’s new Biodiversity proposal for failing to recognise the importance of fisheries in food supply […]
Europêche calls for more ambition in EC support measures – The European Commission has published a legislative package in response to the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
Europêche welcomes new chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, FR), was guest of […]
Spanish fishing federation joins Europêche. Currently representing around 198 fishermen’s associations (also known as “cofradías”), 30,000 affiliates and 8,000 small-scale fishing vessel-owners, the Spanish National Federation of Cofradías (FNCP, according […]
Europêche says industry faces many challenges in 2020. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, says this week’s EU Fish Council to went some way in deciding upon catching opportunity […]
Europêche meets new EU Fish Commissioner. The European fishing industry represented by Europêche has met with Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. The newly elected Commissioner listened and […]