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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
EU joins North Pacific Fisheries Commission. The European Union (EU) became officially member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) on 23 March 2022. The NPFC is a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation […]
European Union a major player in global shark trade which threatens future of many species: IFAW Report. Supply and Demand: The EU’s role in the global shark trade, released today by […]
Brexit red tape costs food businesses £60m in 12 months – veterinary agreement with EU required urgently. Food and feed trade associations, hauliers, farmers and veterinary and environmental health. Professional […]
Scottish seafood businesses told to prepare for new EU export rules. Scottish businesses planning to export fishery and aquaculture products for human consumption to the European Union (EU) and Northern […]
EU violates UN Fish Stock Agreement: Legal opinion. A few days before the start of the annual meeting of the regional fishery management organisation ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation […]
EU supports fisheries projects in Morocco. The third Joint Commission of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco met on November 11 […]
EC adopts contingency plans to tackle food shortages. Following the COVID-19 crisis and as announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU intends to step up coordination at European level […]
EC adopts new strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has adopted its new 2030 Strategy for the Mediterranean and Black Sea at the […]
ClientEarth – some EU countries pushing for unsustainable catch limits. ClientEarth has published a series of documents revealing the truth behind the setting of unsustainable fishing limits in the European Union that […]
Making the ocean an ally in climate protection. In a mesocosm experiment just starting on Gran Canaria, scientists from six nations led by are investigating to what extent the ocean […]
EU and Mauritania conclude new fishing agreement. The European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have concluded on Wednesday 28 July 2021 the negotiations for the renewal of the […]
WTO takes important steps towards global trade rules for sustainable fishing. On 15 July, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held a ministerial meeting on fisheries subsidies, which confirmed the commitment […]
Irish seafood task force sets out recommendations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has now received the interim report of the Seafood Sector Task Force. The […]