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UfM Ministers commit to strengthen blue economy in Mediterranean. Ministers from the 42 Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) countries have agreed to intensify their efforts towards a sustainable blue economy in the Mediterranean. Doing so, ...
New EC investment in the blue economy. The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Fund, to announce EUR 45 million of BlueInvest fund financing into 2 funds targeting the blue economy across Europe. ...
EU fleet profitable despite pandemic impact. The 2020 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet projects that in 2020, the EU fleet remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the fleet and ...
EC must stop France and Spain from killing thousands of dolphins – NGOs warn that thousands of common dolphins in the Bay of Biscay face horrific deaths in fishing nets this winter if the EU ...
EC proposes TACs on three deep-sea stocks The European Commission has proposed total allowable catches (TAC), based on scientific advice, on three deep-sea stocks for 2021 and 2022 to allow limited fisheries. These stocks are ...
The European Commission and the Member States have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021. The agreement comes at a difficult time for the Baltic region, as it struggles ...
Marine NGOs call for end to illegal fishing on the Dogger Bank A landmark report by Blue Marine Foundation, ClientEarth and Marine Conservation Society reveals the urgent need for all harmful fishing activities on the ...
European Atlas of the Seas. With the newest release of the European Atlas of the Seas, citizens from all around Europe now have access to stunning marine maps and interactive oceanic information in their own ...
Baltic Sea: EC adopts report on multiannual plan. Ahead of this autumn’s negotiations on fishing opportunities for 2021, the Commission has adopted a report taking stock of the multiannual plan (MAP) for the Baltic Sea. ...
EC to ensure more transparency in fisheries negotiations.The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius announced that the Commission would increase transparency in the negotiating process on the annual fishing opportunities (or ...
EU launches consultation on international ocean governance -The European Commission and the European External Action Service has launched a targeted consultation to assess development needs and options for the EU’s international ocean governance agenda. Ocean ...
EC consults on fishing opportunities for 2021 – The European Commission has adopted its annual communication taking stock of the implementation of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and launched a public consultation on the fishing ...
EU tops up fisheries fund by €500 million to help recovery. In a press conference earlier this week, Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, explained the Commission’s decision to increase the European ...
Emergency measures to prevent bycatch of cetaceans in Biscay and Baltic. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a combination of fisheries closures and pingers in the Bay of Biscay ...
Irish call for additional EC fisheries support funding. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has called on the European Commission to strengthen its support for the agri-food and fisheries sectors ...
ICES signs agreement with EC. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has signed an agreement with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG Environment). With this, ICES will provide scientific advice and ...
EC welcomes coronavirus fisheries support measures. The European Commission welcomes the quick adoption by the European Parliament, with the Council following very soon, of its initiative to modify the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) ...
EC concern over bycatches of dolphins. EC Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, has written to the Fisheries and Environment Ministers of 22 European Union Member States about the issue of incidental catches of dolphins and other marine ...
European Maritime Day, 14 & 15 May 2020, Cork, Ireland We expect up to 1000 participants at European Maritime Day 2020 which is organised jointly by the European Commission, the City of Cork together with ...
EC fish quota talks get underway. On 16 and 17 December, the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius will discuss with EU ministers the Commission’s proposal for the 2020 fishing opportunities for the ...
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