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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 […]
European fishing sector calls for greater protection of workers’ rights The European Social Partners in the Sea Fisheries Sector (ETF and Europêche) hosted a webinar on the ILO Work in […]
Europêche management team re-elected. The Secretary General of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA), Javier Garat, has been re-elected as President of the European Fisheries Association, Europêche. The Dutch representative, Gerard […]
Without Fishers There is no Fishing – Fishers should be seen as guardians of the sea and its resources states a recent press release from Europêche. At the Plenary meeting […]
European fishers urge caution on windfarm development. As part of the Green Deal, the European Commission has announced the goal to increase the EU’s offshore energy production twenty times to […]
Europêche calls for Chinese tuna anti-dumping investigation. Europêche has presented a request to the European Commission for the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of tuna processed loins – […]
European fishers meet with new EU fisheries director general. Charlina Vitcheva, the new Director General of the DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, met this week with representatives of the […]
Majority of fish consumed worldwide comes from sustainable stocks. This week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled its famous biannual report on the state […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
EU fishing sector outlines coronavirus measures to ensure supply continuity. The EU fishing sector has presented to European authorities the critical measures that have to be taken in order to […]
Europêche welcomes new chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, FR), was guest of […]
Spanish fishing federation joins Europêche. Currently representing around 198 fishermen’s associations (also known as “cofradías”), 30,000 affiliates and 8,000 small-scale fishing vessel-owners, the Spanish National Federation of Cofradías (FNCP, according […]
Europêche says industry faces many challenges in 2020. Europêche, the European fishing industry representative body, says this week’s EU Fish Council to went some way in deciding upon catching opportunity […]
Europêche meets new EU Fish Commissioner. The European fishing industry represented by Europêche has met with Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. The newly elected Commissioner listened and […]
Europêche disagree with ICCAT decisions, saying they do not represent a level playing field. Europêche represented the European fishing fleet at the 26th ordinary meeting of the International Commission for […]
Europêche defends sustainable fisheries subsidies. Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, gave full support to an ambitious multilateral agreement with the aim to abolish damaging […]
Europêche warns of threat to fishing from offshore wind farms. European fishing industry representative body, Europêche, is warning that offshore developments – such as wind farms – are taking place […]
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