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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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Mar17DG ENV 11th meeting of the working group on Good Environmental StatusBrussels, Belgium
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Mar17PECH Committee Meeting
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Mar18HELCOM FISH-PRO II meetingWarsaw, Poland
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Mar20National Conference on marine planningStockholm, Sweden
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Mar24AGRIFISH Council
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Mar26Sixth Meeting of the HELCOM GEARBerlin, Germany
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Apr00HELCOM AGRI/ENV FORUM meetingEstonia
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Apr07PECH Committee Meeting
Latest News
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2014-03-07 Broad consensus in Gap 2 meeting on the necessity of creating a more including and transparent regional management of EU fish stocks.
Last week the GAP 2* meeting “Putting science into regionalization: Participatory approaches in the new regionalized CFP” was held in Brussels. Main topics discussed were how relevant knowledge can be developed, accessed and deployed in a regional context. Read more » -
2014-03-06 ICES launches new strategic plan
ICES new Strategic Plan presents the direction ICES will take over the next five years based on the background of a rapidly changing marine science and policy landscape. Read more » -
2014-02-21 Commission review gives Member States a ‘must do better’ report for Marine Strategies
Poor implementation, poor coordination, poor integration. This, in a nutshell, is the Commission’s view of progress in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) so far. NGOs are dismayed by the low level of ambition most countries take on achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) of their marine waters in 2020, the overarching goal of the Directive. Read more » -
2014-02-18 Reminder: Public consultation on the first draft of the new de minimis Regulation close this friday
The European Commission public consultation on the Commission services first draft of the new de minimis Regulation replacing Regulation (EC) No 875/2007 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the fisheries sector and amending Regulation (EC) No 1860/2004 closes this Friday. Read more » -
2014-02-17 The effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas depend on five key features
According to a new article in Nature are most marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t doing their jobs to project fish and other aquatic life. Read more » -
2014-02-11 New report predicts aquaculture to increase substantially by 2030
New report "Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture" finds aquaculture to provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases. Read more » -
2014-02-04 Recap from seminar on the new CFP
Last Friday the Swedish House of Europe hosted a seminar on the new EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). It was revealed that the external dimension of the CFP will be a priority for Sweden the coming years. Read more » -
2014-01-31 Global trends in fisheries conference notes
Summary from the Global Trends in Fisheries Governance conference aimed at underlining and to discuss important components within fisheries governance. 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.