EU’s control regulation threatens French tuna purse seine fleet with extinction by 2026. The control rule on margin of tolerance is currently incompatible with the conditions and specificities inherent to […]
European Parliament welcomes virtual reality simulator for maritime emergencies. A consortium of EU fisheries experts together with the Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Mr Gabriel Mato, co-hosted a successful […]
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 […]
Mixed bag of results at IOTC, says Europêche. Out of the 9 topics discussed, 4 resolutions were adopted during the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting that took place in […]
Europêche tuna group slams report accusing the EU fleet of illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean As per EU, Seychelles and Mauritius fisheries control processes, catches declared in logbooks by […]
Europêche appoints new tuna group director. Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, strengthens its team to boost the organisation’s support for sustainable tuna fishing and […]
The future CFP must prioritise increased productivity, says Europeche. In a hearing organised by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries, the President of Europêche, Javier Garat, analysed the implementation of […]
EU fishing industry disappointed by ICCAT’s decisions. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 27th ordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) following […]
Euro-Moroccan fishing sector united to address court decision annulling EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. The Joint Euro-Moroccan Commission of Fishing Professionals met last week to jointly address the options and challenges posed […]
Fishers warn of challenging year ahead in the Baltic European fishing representative group, Europêche, says 2022 will remain an extremely challenging year for the Baltic fishers. This follows the European […]
Concern about General Court ruling on EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. The Joint Euro-Moroccan Commission of Fishing Professionals has expressed its concern and caution regarding the ruling of the General Court of […]
EU fishers call for consumers to stop eating Norwegian seafood. The UK departure from the EU has profoundly altered the fisheries governance and political scenario in the Northeast Atlantic. In […]
EU pelagic fishers slam Norwegian mackerel quota increase. The EU pelagic fishing industry, organised under the banners of EAPO and Europêche, has strongly rejected the decision by the Norwegian government […]
New medical guidelines for European fishers. European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Europêche have published new Guidelines on the medical examinations of fishers, paving the way for the harmonisation of […]
Fishers call for priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine. European social partners in the fisheries sector, ETF and Europêche, call on the European Commission to support Member States in developing […]
Europêche slams European Parliament onboard camera vote. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, has heavily criticised moves for the installation of onboard monitoring and compliance cameras on fishing vessels. […]
Europêche criticises spread of damaging information by EC. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, has expressed concern about damaging information being spread by the EC with regards to fisheries. […]
EU fisheries control revision rules ‘a step in right direction’. Earlier this week, the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries voted on more than a thousand amendments on a new set […]
Catch limits especially bad for Mediterranean fleet. Last week, the Fisheries Council reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, North Sea, the Mediterranean and Black Sea for […]