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EBFA meets Commissioner Sinkevičius to outline the sector’s concerns regarding the area closures. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA), which represents more than 20,000 fishermen and 7,000 European vessels, met […]
Fisheries Commissioner Sinkevičius visits Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius today accompanied Minister Charlie Mc Conalogue T.D. on a visit to Killybegs Fishery […]
EU Outlines IUU Achievements The European Commission has just published the 2020-2023 report on its activities to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing), in accordance […]
New EU water quality measures. New measures to enhance the EU’s water resilience and improve water quality and quantity will soon come into effect. The Commission adopted today two new […]
EC public consultation on shark conservation. The European Commission has published a questionnaire seeking the feedback from the public on policy options to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems. […]
Support for ‘Blue Revolution Fund’. The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced its support to the venture capital fund Blue Revolution Fund, providing €20 million under InvestEU and investing in early-stage […]
EC calls for evidence on a potential ban on sales and trade of loose shark fins. The European Commission has published a call for evidence seeking views and expertise on […]
Updated fisheries measures agreed for the North-East Atlantic. EU member states’ representatives greenlight an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic […]
EU fisheries control system gets a major revamp. New rules for a reinforced control system have come into force. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for both […]
EU agrees on fishing opportunities for 2024. The European Council has agreed on fishing opportunities for 2024 for the fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak. […]
Baltic Sea: Agreement reached on 2024 fishing opportunities. The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the Commission proposal made […]
High Seas Alliance applauds countries joining the High Seas Treaty ‘Race for Ratification.’ Hollywood stars, Heads of State and ocean leaders call for urgent ocean protections as Treaty opens for […]
EU and UK reach three agreements on fisheries management. The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the EU and UK. The agreements […]
Conference to be held on problems facing the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is facing an increasingly challenging environmental situation, mainly due to pollution. It remains the most polluted sea in […]
EU accepts WTO agreement of fisheries subsidies. The EU has formally accepted the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on behalf of its 27 Member States. The EU’s […]
On 31 May, BLOOM and Blue Marine Foundation have lodged a complaint with the Public Prosecutor at the Paris judicial Court against all 21 vessels in the tropical tuna fishing fleet […]
€28 million for the first Blue Economy instrument in Portugal. The Growth Blue I fund has been signed in Portugal – the first fund signed under the new InvestEU Blue […]
The EU and Norway signed three bilateral agreements including quota setting in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, the exchanges of quotas between the two parties, and reciprocal access to waters […]
Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Slovakia, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for Slovakia, to implement the EU common fisheries policy (CFP) and EU policy […]
New members for IUU Fishing Action Alliance. The IUU Fishing Action Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of Governments and leading organisations committed to ending IUU fishing, has announced the addition […]
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