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Common Maritime Agenda endorsed by Black Sea countries. Ministers from seven Black Sea countries – Bulgaria, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine – have endorsed the […]
New fisheries protocol signed by EU and Cape Verde. The EU and Cape Verde have signed a new protocol to implement the Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA). The protocol covers […]
EU Launches IUU Fishing Tool In the continued efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishery (IUU) globally, Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will launch the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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