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Europêche slams EU biodiversity proposal. Europêche, the European catching sector’s representative body, has criticised the EU’s new Biodiversity proposal for failing to recognise the importance of fisheries in food supply and the huge strides that ...
EC consults on deep-sea fisheries access. The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the evaluation of the deep-sea access regulation. The regulation aims to support the sustainability of deep-sea stocks by reducing the ...
Doomster eNGOs slammed as science shows fish stock recovery – The European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report on the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) brings excellent news for ...
ICES signs agreement with EC. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has signed an agreement with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG Environment). With this, ICES will provide scientific advice and ...
EC welcomes coronavirus fisheries support measures. The European Commission welcomes the quick adoption by the European Parliament, with the Council following very soon, of its initiative to modify the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) ...
EC launches 2020 EMFF pre-financing process. In order to quickly direct the available European public funds to address the consequences of the coronavirus crisis, under Article 139 of the ESIF Regulation, the European Commission has ...
Europêche calls for more ambition in EC support measures – The European Commission has published a legislative package in response to the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing industry. The proposed ...
UK Brexit deal negotiators must ‘stand firm’ on fisheries. Shetland Fishermen’s Association has urged UK negotiators to “stand firm” when talks over the future relationship between the UK and EU start later today. Referring to ...
EC concern over bycatches of dolphins. EC Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, has written to the Fisheries and Environment Ministers of 22 European Union Member States about the issue of incidental catches of dolphins and other marine ...
Reports reveal non compliance with discards ban. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has published three compliance evaluation reports on the implementation of the landing obligation. These reports confirm that non-compliance with the landing obligation ...
EC proposes funding support for Baltic cod fishermen. The European Commission has adopted a proposal offering support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to fishermen affected by the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod ...
EC urges Ecuador to fight IUU fishing The European Commission continues its action to fight illegal fishing worldwide by notifying the Republic of Ecuador that it needs to step up its actions (yellow card) in ...
Med and Black Sea fishing proposal. The European Commission has adopted its first ever proposal on fishing opportunities covering both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. With this proposal, the Commission is delivering on the ...
EC and China co-operate on ocean governance. At the recent first Blue Partnership Forum for the Oceans, the European Commission and Chinese authorities have shown their eagerness to work together and improve international ocean governance. ...
Constructive negotiations to protect the high seas. The European Commission has described negotiations with international partners to protect the marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction – commonly called the high seas – as being ...
Progress at Southern Indian Ocean fisheries meeting. The sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), which took place in Mauritius last month, resulted in significant progress towards strengthening the ...
EC holding seminar on fisheries science priorities. On September 20th, the European Commission is organising the annual Seminar on Fisheries Science dedicated to exploring the research needs and priorities in the field of fisheries for ...
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