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EU Outlines IUU Achievements The European Commission has just published the 2020-2023 report on its activities to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing), in accordance […]
New EU water quality measures. New measures to enhance the EU’s water resilience and improve water quality and quantity will soon come into effect. The Commission adopted today two new […]
EC public consultation on shark conservation. The European Commission has published a questionnaire seeking the feedback from the public on policy options to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems. […]
EC calls for evidence on a potential ban on sales and trade of loose shark fins. The European Commission has published a call for evidence seeking views and expertise on […]
Updated fisheries measures agreed for the North-East Atlantic. EU member states’ representatives greenlight an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic […]
EU fisheries control system gets a major revamp. New rules for a reinforced control system have come into force. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for both […]
EU agrees on fishing opportunities for 2024. The European Council has agreed on fishing opportunities for 2024 for the fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak. […]
Baltic Sea: Agreement reached on 2024 fishing opportunities. The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the Commission proposal made […]
EC leads on efforts to improve state of the Baltic Sea. Commissioner Sinkevičius recently hosted the second edition of the ‘Our Baltic’ Conference to address pressing environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. The high-level conference gathered […]
High Seas Alliance applauds countries joining the High Seas Treaty ‘Race for Ratification.’ Hollywood stars, Heads of State and ocean leaders call for urgent ocean protections as Treaty opens for […]
EU and UK reach three agreements on fisheries management. The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the EU and UK. The agreements […]
Conference to be held on problems facing the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is facing an increasingly challenging environmental situation, mainly due to pollution. It remains the most polluted sea in […]
EU accepts WTO agreement of fisheries subsidies. The EU has formally accepted the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on behalf of its 27 Member States. The EU’s […]
The future 2025 UN Ocean Conference host, France, openly fights ocean protection- Statement from BLOOM. The French Secretary of State for the Sea, Hervé Berville, has set the fishing sector […]
New members for IUU Fishing Action Alliance. The IUU Fishing Action Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of Governments and leading organisations committed to ending IUU fishing, has announced the addition […]
Rare victory for the ocean, threatened by France and Spain. Victories are rare for the ocean. On 5 February this year, one was secured though, wrestled out from the jaws […]
EU announces 20 new projects to restore oceans. 20 multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and waters’: […]
Irish minister meets fishing industry to discuss EU/Norway negotiations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has met fishing industry representatives in the Marine Institute in Galway and discussed […]
Ireland will receive €142 million from EU fisheries fund. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Ireland, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for […]
Denmark will receive €201 million from EU fish fund. Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Denmark, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for the […]
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