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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 say in deciding on the ...
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 EU law governing the conservation ...
EP consents to partnership between EU and Morocco. The European Parliament has given its consent to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco. This agreement, valid for 4 years, allocates fishing opportunities ...
Seafish unveils speakers for first Scottish Seafood Summit. The Scottish Seafood Summit has attracted an impressive line-up of speakers from trade, industry and science for its inaugural event in Aberdeen. Organised by Seafish, the public ...
Battle over Maximum Sustainable Yield. The dangers of one-dimensional fisheries management Within the corridors of Westminster, another battle is raging. This one is over how the principle of maximum sustainable yield should be applied to ...
UK signs fish trade agreement with Faroes. A trade continuity agreement will see British businesses and consumers benefiting from continued trade with the Faroe Islands after the UK leaves the European Union. Trade Policy Minister, ...
Good progress against IUU fishing in South Pacific. The 7th annual meeting of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), hosted by the European Union in The Hague, The Netherlands, has ...
The British Takeaway Campaign welcomes EU settlement fee scrapping. Welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement of the scrapping of the EU settled status registration fee, Chair of the British Takeaway Campaign Ibrahim Dogus said: “The British ...
A project boosting EU fish breeding is taking European aquaculture to the next level through technological advances in breeding of six species in Europe. The EU project Fishboost started in 2014 with the goal of ...
Killybegs fishers call for Brexit measures. As the UK meanders chaotically out of the EU, the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has called for a suite of mitigation measures for fisheries to be spelled out clearly by ...
A pragmatic approach on Brexit needed, say European fishers, calling on both the EU and UK to avoid at all costs a no deal Brexit. A statement by the European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) on last ...
Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, has released a bespoke Brexit guide for the seafood industry. UK Seafood Industry Guide – Preparing your Business for EU Exit has been produced ...
Scottish Government Brexit food tariff concerns. Scottish Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has written to UK Secretary of State Michael Gove, impressing on the UK Government the need to deal sensibly and sensitively with the ...
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 years and it is vital ...
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 future course of European fisheries ...
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) have stated that while there is still much uncertainty about Brexit and the shape it will take, there is hope and aspiration that it will lead to a ...
UK fishing industry encouraged to get ready for no deal Brexit and to start preparing their businesses for EU Exit to ensure they can continue to import and export fish and fish products, once the ...
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