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EFCA adopts its work programme for 2025. The European Fisheries Control Agency held its 43rd Administrative Board meeting in Vigo recently. The Board members have adopted the Single Programming Document […]
dsm-firmenich announces EU authorisation for its next generation phytase, HiPhorius™. dsm-firmenich, the leading innovator in nutrition, health and beauty, is pleased to announce the approval of HiPhorius™ for all poultry species for fattening or […]
EFCA outlines activities over past year. During a recent meeting held in Vigo, EFCA Administrative Board adopted the Annual Report reflecting all the activities undertaken by the EFCA last year. […]
World leaders call on all nations to swiftly ratify the High Seas Treaty at Our Ocean Conference. The European Union and the governments of Belgium, Bermuda, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, […]
$20m deal for New Zealand seafood secured with a signed EU-NZ FTA. New Zealand seafood will gain $20 million in tariff reductions when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the […]
MEPs ask for fishers to be more involved in fisheries management. The European Parliament has asked the Commission to put forward a voluntary regulatory framework at EU level to include […]
Appeal lodged by BLOOM against the European Union and France for obstruction of ocean protection. While the members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) have been gathered in Mauritius […]
EU proposals for tuna management in Indian Ocean. The European Union made public four ambitious proposals for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session taking place from 8 to […]
Steps to ensure no fish products made with forced labour on the EU market. Globally, an estimated 27.6 million people are in forced labour, in many industries and in every […]
The pillaging of African waters: ground-breaking revelations on tuna lobbies according to BLOOM. BLOOM is continuing to dive into the obscure world of tuna fishing and reveals the shocking results […]
EU and Morocco fisheries committee meet. The fourth Joint Committee of the sustainable fisheries partnership agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco met on 9 and 10 […]
Concrete steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries – Countries take concrete steps toward achieving sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea More than twenty countries and the European Union […]
End to bottom fishing on protected deep-sea ecosystems in EU waters In line with the ambition to protect nature and restore biodiversity, as stated in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has acted […]
EU-Mauritius fisheries protocol extended for six months. EU vessels will be allowed to continue fishing in the Mauritian waters for tuna for additional six months under the same conditions. European […]
Marine Institute publishes report on Irish Participation in EU Marine Projects. The Marine Institute has published the report, New Connections IV – A Review of Irish Participation in EU Marine Research […]
Meeting to develop the potential of the blue economy in Africa. BlueInvest Africa took place in Seychelles on the island of Mahé this week on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 […]
Pelagic fishers call for action against Norway and Faroe over mackerel. The Pelagic Advisory Council (PAC) has written to the EC demanding action on over the unilateral setting of mackerel […]
UK and EU and Norway agree sprat TAC. A European Union Delegation, headed by Thomas Bregeon, a Norwegian Delegation, headed by Ms Ann Kristin Westberg, and a United Kingdom Delegation, headed by […]
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has held its annual session from 16 to 20 May 2022. The main priorities of the European Union at the meeting were to discuss […]
EFCA and EUSPA formalise inter-agency cooperation related to the maritime domain. The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) have signed a […]
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