Welcome
The Fisheries Secretariat is a non-profit organisation dedicated to work towards more sustainable fisheries at an international level, with a focus on the European Union.
What's On
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Mar02ICES cod benchmarkingCopenhagen, Denmark
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Mar02DG MARE conference: Sailing towards 2020Brussels, Belgium
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Mar02STECF Technical meeting on replacing technical measuresDublin, Ireland
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Mar10Conference: Ecosystem dynamics in the Baltic Sea in a climate change perspectiveUmeå, Sweden
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Mar16Fisheries Council meeting
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Mar26Blue growth in the Baltic: Kick-off conference maritime stakeholder forum in the Baltic Sea RegionKiel, Germany
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Mar30Fisheries Committee Meeting
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Apr13Fisheries Committee Meeting
Latest News
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2015-02-26 Technical Measures at BSAC
On February 19 the Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC) met in Copenhagen to discussion the development of a new Technical Measures Framework. This included specifically catch metrics, selectivity profiles, and closed areas. BSAC also included an afternoon discussion about the existing technical measures. Read more » -
2015-02-25 PECH discussed Baltic multiannual plan
The draft report on the proposal for multiannual plans for the Baltic Sea was discussed during the Fisheries Committee meeting in Brussels earlier this week. The rapporteur persists, despite loud protests from other MEPs, to move forward with the proposal quickly with no intention to wait for new scientific advice expected to be available within one-two months. Read more » -
2015-02-24 MSY hearing at the Fisheries Committee
A public hearing on Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) in Fisheries Management was hosted by the Fisheries Committee. A number of experts within the field where invited, with discussing focused on both scientific and practical aspects of implementing MSY to fisheries management within EU fisheries. Read more » -
2015-02-19 New roadmap for MSFD descriptor 3.3
ICES hosted a workshop on Descriptor 3 under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Particular emphasis was made to finalise the advice for indicators under descriptor 3.1 and 3.2 and to establish a roadmap for how to move forward with Descriptor 3.3. Read more » -
2015-02-10 North Sea multi-annual management plan open for public consultation
Today the European Commission opened a public consultation on the development of a regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the management of North Sea demersal fisheries. Read more » -
2015-01-29 Provisional political agreement on the omnibus regulation reached
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement today on the implementation of the landing obligation and the so called omnibus regulation. The agreement was made during the second informal trilogue meeting held on the issue. Read more » -
2015-01-26 Baltic Sea mutiannual plan discussed at Council
The proposed multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea was discussed in a public exchange of view at yesterday’s Council meeting. During the meeting the Commission also took the time to brief the Council. The proposed multiannual plan includes stocks of cod, herring and sprat Read more » -
2015-01-26 Fisheries priorities under Latvian EU presidency
Last week the Fisheries Committee exchanged views with Jānis Dūklavs , Latvian Minister of Agriculture, on the priorities during the Latvian Presidency for the first half of 2015. Read more »
Policy Briefings
Since October 2009, a comprehensive background briefing has been sent out prior to most EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meetings with fisheries issues on the agenda.
Reaching more than 400 recipients, the briefings are primarily aimed at the Fisheries ministers and their advisors, but also reach out to fisheries attachés, European Parliamentarians, a wide range of government officials, as well as other NGO representatives, the media and various stakeholders.
In addition to an introductory cover letter, every briefing contains one or several annexes with detailed background information and our preferred standpoints on the pertinent issues.