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Food system of the future. British shoppers will be able to buy environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable food under plans for a radical shake-up of the UK’s food industry. As one of the first steps, ...
Over 12m fleet urged to register now to be ready for EU exit. UK Fisheries Administrations (UKFAs) call on fishermen with vessels 12 metres and longer to register with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Access ...
Fishermen fury over protection of UK waters. Brexit supporting fishing group, Fishing for Leave, has lashed out at a leaked civil service email which claims Britain could not stop illegal fishing by EU vessels in ...
EU fleet maintains high profits. The 2019 annual economic report on the EU fishing fleet shows that the high levels of economic performance in 2016 have continued into 2017. The report links this success to ...
Europêche warns of threat to fishing from offshore wind farms. European fishing industry representative body, Europêche, is warning that offshore developments – such as wind farms – are taking place without a careful analysis of ...
Ireland under CFP spotlight. The European Commission has decided to ask Ireland officially to conduct an administrative inquiry to evaluate its capacity to apply the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This comes as ...
Constructive European Fisheries Committee meeting. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Chris Davies (Renew Europe, UK), the Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), João Aguiar Machado, and ...
EC publishes evaluation of ‘entry/exit scheme for EU vessels. The European Commission has published an evaluation on the ‘Entry/Exit scheme’ for EU vessels. The Entry/Exit scheme aims to align the capacity of the EU fishing ...
EU and Senegal sign fisheries agreement. The EU and Senegal have signed a new implementing protocol to the existing sustainable fisheries partnership agreement. The EU and Senegal have a long-standing partnership in the field of ...
No deal Brexit disastrous for UK food sector, says food federation. The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has warned that the consequences of a no deal Brexit on the country’s food sector would be ‘disastrous’. ...
Vietnam eyes opportunities to boost shrimp exports. Vietnam will have more opportunities to boost shrimp exports to the EU after the Vietnam Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (EVFTA) takes effect, reports the Vietnam ...
EU and Canada marine partnership agreement. The EU and Canada have concluded a partnership agreement, which includes clear commitments to combating the negative effects of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries, marine pollution and climate ...
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 the EU and the Common ...
EU agreement brings opportunities for Vietnamese tuna exports. The Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and 28 EU Member States (EVFTA) is a new generation trade agreement, forecasting to bring more opportunities for Vietnam’s tuna industry ...
Vietnamese pangasius exports to EU soar. As of the first half of May 2019, Pangasius export value to EU market reached US$105.2 million, up 31.5% over the same period in 2018, reports the Vietnam Association ...
EU lifts Taiwan’s yellow card following reforms. The EU has recognised Taiwan’s reforms put in place during the last three and a half years to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) – and last ...
UK food producers call for Government action to aid growth. A collective of more than 30 organisations from across the UK’s food and drink supply chain have published A Recipe for Growth, Prosperity and Sustainability: the ...
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