Tag: EU
Intense year of activity for EFCA. 2018 was a year of intense activity, according to the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), which is marking its tenth anniversary. The agency’s main achievements relate to the core ...
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 by the NFFO and the ...
English authority steps up Brexit fishery patrols. Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (D&S IFCA) in south-west England have recently been supporting the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) with their EU Exit preparations by ...
EC adopts fishermen training standards report. The European Commission has adopted a report urging EU Member States to ratify the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessels Personnel (STCW-F Convention). ...
UK food chief highlights consequences of Brexit options. The Chief Executive of the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF), Ian Wright CBE, has written to all MPs regarding potential Brexit options and what the consequences ...
NESFLAG invests in NE Scotland fisheries projects. The North East Scotland Fisheries Local Action Group (NESFLAG) has awarded grants worth a total of £516,472 to eleven new projects in Aberdeenshire and Angus. The group approved ...
UK strikes post Brexit trade deal with Norway and Iceland. The UK government says trade can continue with Norway and Iceland unchanged if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, providing a boost for ...
Fergus Ewing to headline Scottish Seafood Summit. Fergus Ewing MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the Scottish Seafood Summit in Aberdeen on 27 ...
SSPO No Deal Brexit Warning. Commenting, Julie Hesketh-Laird, CEO of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, said: “The Scottish salmon farming industry is optimistic in the long-term and sees a bright future ahead. The EU is ...
A new digital certificate service for fish exporters has been launched as part of contingency planning in a no-deal Brexit. Businesses wanting to export fish to the EU after 29 March 2019 should sign up ...
Pulse voluntary closed areas extended for another year. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and Dutch fishing associations VisNed and Ned. Vissersbond, have reached agreement on continuing voluntary closed areas for pulse fishing for a ...
European fisheries discussions on Brexit. On February 19, the European Parliament Committee Fisheries held an exchange of views with a Commission Representative on two legislative proposals laid down by the EU to tackle a non-deal ...
Irish and French discuss no deal Brexit fishing fears. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., met earlier this week with Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs ...
Ireland and EU discuss implications of No Deal Brexit. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., met in Brussels this week with Fisheries Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, to discuss the threats to ...
European fishing body, Europêche, urges politicians to recognise importance of fishing. In light of the upcoming European Parliament elections in May 2019, the fishing industry represented by Europêche is reminding political groups of the importance of ...
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 ...
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