Future Common Fisheries Policy must correct failed policies. Last week, the European Commission organised a stakeholder event to take stock of the current EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The President […]
EC publishes sustainable fishing report. The European Commission has published its Communication “Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023” giving an annual review of EU’s […]
Galway School receives the European Blue Schools Award – Find the Blue Challenge. Kilglass National School (NS), Ahascragh, Co Galway, has received the European Blue Schools Award. The award is […]
EC launches EU Blue Economy Observatory The European Commission has launched the EU Blue Economy Observatory, a new knowledge dissemination platform for the sustainability of our oceans, seas and coastal […]
The European Commission has published a report on the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which sets the obligation for the 22 coastal Member States to establish maritime spatial plans […]
EC proposes second package of Ukraine war crisis measures for fisheries. The EC has proposed a legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014–20 (EMFF), which would allow for […]
European fisheries control agency elects Chairperson. The Administrative Board of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has elected Fabrizio Donatella, Director of Fisheries Policy Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic and Outermost […]
New developments in the case of illegal subsidies for electric fishing: BLOOM requests the intervention of the Secretary-General of the European Commission. The illegal use of public funds to finance […]
Irish raise spiralling fuel cost fears. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., is urgently calling on the European Commission to urgently examine and approve measures […]
EU must seize opportunity to end fishing sector fossil fuel addiction. NGOs are calling for a rigorous plan to decarbonise the fishing sector and for the EU to stick to […]
MEPs call on EU to protect fishing rights post-Brexit. Fisheries MEPs have urged the European Commission to safeguard the EU fleet’s long-established fishing rights in the North-Eastern Atlantic, after the […]
EU and US resume trade of bivalve molluscs. As from the end of this month, trade of molluscan shellfish – such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops – will resume […]
EC launches platform to promote production and use of algae in Europe. The European Commission, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and a consortium of sustainability consultants […]
Robotic vessels to be used for ocean data gathering. With some help from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Irish firm XOCEAN is well underway to become the first company […]
Marine Institute fisheries research featured on Euronews. The fisheries research undertaken by Marine Institute scientists on board the RV Celtic Explorer features in a new short video documentary on Euronews.com – Europe’s […]
£1 million made available to support Welsh fishing industry. The Welsh fishing community is being invited to submit applications to a £1m fund to primarily help mitigate the ongoing impact […]