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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Aug15Fish Dependence Day – NetherlandsNetherlands
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Aug25Demonstration of IEA for Baltic fish stocksAskö, Sweden
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Aug26MSFD workshop on descriptor 4Copenhagen, Denmark
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Aug27Our Seas – Our Future!Stockholm, Sweden
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Aug30Fish Dependence Day – LatviaLatvia
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Sep02MSFD workshop on descriptor 6Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sep03PECH Committee Meeting
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Sep04MSFD woskhop on Descriptor 3Copenhagen, Denmark
Latest News
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2014-07-11 Advisory Councils and the new Common Fisheries Policy
Client Earth looks closer a the provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy dealing with Advisory Councils, explaining when they must be consulted, and what the process should involve. Read more » -
2014-07-11 EU out of fish for 2014
From today and onwards Europeans will be eating fish from outside their own waters. Read more » -
2014-07-08 New Chair of the Committee on Fisheries
Yesterday Alain Cadec (EPP) was elected as the new Chair of the Committee on Fisheries. The Committee also elected its vice-chairs Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA), Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (EPP), Werner Kuhn (EPP) and Renata Briano (S&D). Read more » -
2014-07-07 NGO priorities for the MSFD programmes of measures
FISH has in collaboration with a wide network of international and national NGOS, under lead by Seas At Risk, produced a joint NGO paper on priorities for the MSFD programmes of measures. Read more » -
2014-07-01 HELCOM Secretariat appoints new Professional Secretary
The current Professional Secretary at the HELCOM Secretariat, Mikhail Durkin will as of today step down from his position after serving the secretariat for over six and a half years. Read more » -
2014-06-30 CCB/FISH on key aspects for multi-species management in the Baltic Sea
To date, efforts to develop a multispecies management plan for the Baltic have been too focused on maximising overall catch volumes, largely ignoring ecosystem aspects and EU environmental legislation. Read more » -
2014-06-27 Quotas and multispecies management at BSAC agenda
Earlier this week, the Baltic Sea Advisory Council met in Copenhagen to discuss – among other things – TACs and quotas for 2015 in light of the ICES advice, as well as future long-term multispecies management. Read more » -
2014-06-26 Is it time to end overfishing?
The European Commission has published its annual Communication on Fishing Opportunities, announcing their initial plans for next year´s fishing quotas in the EU. The Communication revealed an alarming sate of fish stocks in European Waters. 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.