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EC says Baltic cod ban essential to save stock. The European Commission says it emergency measures will help save the ailing eastern Baltic cod stock from impending collapse. The emergency […]
Additional fishing quota in England. The government has today (Friday 19 July) launched a call for evidence to shape how we allocate additional fishing quota in England after we leave […]
Ban on discarding edible fish caught at sea has failed. Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson. According to an article in the Guardian […]
North Sea cod cut will choke other fish quotas. European fishing industry representative body Europêche says the introduction of the EU landing obligation is more complex than politicians have foreseen […]
EU and Guinea Bissau sign Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement. On 15 June, the EU and Guinea Bissau signed a new 5-year protocol to the existing Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA). […]
Brussels Takes Stock of Landing Obligation. 18th June 2019 in Discards, Europe / Common Fisheries Policy A seminar in Brussels, organised recently by the European Commission, was held to take […]
Consultation on fishing opportunities launched by EC. The European Commission has adopted a Communication, taking stock of the implementation of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy and launching a consultation on […]
Europe Ratifies Technical Rule Simplification – The European Parliament has adopted the political agreement reached in February between the co-legislators on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules. […]
Parliamentary support for the fishing industry. At a critical juncture in the Brexit process, around 70 parliamentarians gathered earlier this week at an event in the Palace of Westminster, organised […]
EC welcomes provisional agreement on new technical conservation measures. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the Commission’s proposal for decentralised and simplified technical rules, giving fishermen a stronger […]
Mixed reaction from Europêche over new technical measures. In Strasbourg on Wednesday night (13 February), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission struck a deal on a new […]
NFFO warning over post Brexit fish policy. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is warning that some key fisheries are at risk of closure if ‘a one dimensional view’ […]
Western Mediterranean fisheries plan agreed. The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for fish stocks in the western Mediterranean […]
EC adopts contingency proposals to mitigate no-deal Brexit on EU fisheries – Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the European Commission has […]
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) says the ongoing passage of the Fisheries Bill through the UK parliament is the most important piece of domestic fisheries legislation for 30 […]
Seafood fears over no deal Brexit. The failure of the UK parliament to support the Brexit deal negotiated by the British Government and the EU throws considerable confusion on the […]
UK fisheries bill under the spotlight. The impact of the Fisheries Bill on the Scottish fishing industry is to be examined in a one-off evidence session with stakeholders and the […]
Europeche 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 election was […]
Irish highlight Brexit fears. As the EU Fish Council to decide 2019 quotas moves into it second day, the Chief Executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed his […]
Member States falling behind on CFP measures, says WWF. Member States have had five years to implement measures within the latest version of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but are […]
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