Tag: EU
Profits from illegal fishing can still enter EU – new report finds. The EU has addressed loopholes that previously allowed its fishing vessels to rapidly and frequently change flags to […]
The European Commission has published a report on the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which sets the obligation for the 22 coastal Member States to establish maritime spatial plans […]
EU renews pledges for ocean governance. At the recent Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau, the EU has renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance. Presenting a list of 44 commitments for the […]
Scots company aims to revolutionise use of kelp in EU. Among the many fundamental issues that our planet faces today, two are particularly concerning: how to provide healthy, nutritious food […]
EU joins North Pacific Fisheries Commission. The European Union (EU) became officially member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) on 23 March 2022. The NPFC is a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation […]
EU signals commitment to ocean biodiversity. The fourth Intergovernmental Conference on a Treaty of the High Seas (the UNCLOS implementing agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, known also as “BBNJ”) […]
Brexit red tape costs food businesses £60m in 12 months – veterinary agreement with EU required urgently. Food and feed trade associations, hauliers, farmers and veterinary and environmental health. Professional […]
Vietnam seafood exports to EU increase. Vietnam’s seafood exports to the EU market in 2021 recorded a figure of over 1 billion USD, up 12%. Exports to most EU member […]
EU proposes ambitious initiatives for ocean protection. The European Commission has presented ambitious initiatives to promote a cleaner, healthier and safer ocean, as part of the EU’s contribution to the […]
EU and US resume trade of bivalve molluscs. As from the end of this month, trade of molluscan shellfish – such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops – will resume […]
PECH committee re-elects Pierre Karleskind as chair. European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) re-elected Pierre Karleskind (Renew, FR) as committee chair for the second half of the legislature, on Monday. […]
NFFO writes to Minister on bass delay. The NFFO has written to Fisheries Minister to express exasperation that flexibilities in bass bycatch arrangements will not be made available to UK […]
Canned tuna imports to the EU are on the rise. Despite the rise in transport costs for containers and raw materials, which negatively affects the tuna industry, imports of canned […]
UK and EU reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022. The UK and EU reach bilateral agreement on catch limits for 2022. The catch limits provide around 140,000 tonnes of […]
EU pushes for stronger ocean governance at UN General Assembly. On 9 December, the UN General Assembly debated and adopted two resolutions on “Oceans and Law of the Sea” and […]
EU and Seychelles take stock of the 2020-2026 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement EU and Seychelles representatives met on 24-26 November in Victoria, Seychelles to take stock of the 2020-2026 Sustainable […]
ICCAT deliver ambitious outcome, claims EU. After days of intense negotiations, the EU and the 49 Contracting Parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have […]
EU supports fisheries projects in Morocco. The third Joint Commission of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco met on November 11 […]
EC adopts contingency plans to tackle food shortages. Following the COVID-19 crisis and as announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU intends to step up coordination at European level […]
Concrete steps taken against ghost nets in Mediterranean and Black Sea. While the international community zeroed in on the critical importance of the environment for our future at the COP26, […]
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