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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Apr24BS RAC ExCom and GAssGdynia, Poland
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Apr2810th HELCOM FISH/ENV Forum meetingRiga, Latvia
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Apr29BALTFISHRiga, Latvia
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Apr31Sustainable Aquaculture best practice workshop: Mediterranean RegionAthens, Greece
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May01Fish Dependence Day – PortugalPortugal
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May05European Sustainable Aquaculture Project – Good Practice WorkshopAthens, Greece
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May06IFM Lamprey Conference 2014Tork, Uk
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May07Fish Dependence Day – CyprusCyprus
Latest News
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2014-04-01 Consultation on the second draft of the new de minimis Regulation
The European Commission public consultation on the Commission services second draft of the new de minimis Regulation. The purpose of this consultation is to collect the views of citizens and stakeholders on the second draft of the Commission Regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to de minimis aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector. Read more » -
2014-03-27 New report proposes MPAs in the Baltic Sea
Oceana has since 2010 conducted three expeditions in the Baltic Sea and Kattegat area and have, based on the finding of these expeditions, proposed 13 marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat. Read more » -
2014-03-21 Marine spatial planning – stakeholder dialogue meeting
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) hosted a national stakeholder meeting yesterday to discuss and collect input from stakeholders on SwAMs recently released draft report on marine spatial planning for Swedish waters. More work is needed how to integrate the marine spatial planning with other directives and policies already in place. Read more » -
2014-03-20 Discard ban, omnibus and technical measures focus at Inter-ACs meeting
Some of the key issues discussed when representatives of the (Regional) Advisory Councils met with the Commission where the landing obligation, the omnibus regulation and the consultation on a new technical measures framework. It became clear that there is a widespread disappointment with the omnibus proposal among stakeholders. Read more » -
2014-03-15 US government about to allow sesmic airguns in the North Atlantic Ocean
Marine mammals, including the endangered North Atlantic right whale, use sound for navigation, communication as well as locate food – seismic blasts caused by the airguns may disrupt these behaviours and possibly deafen these animals. Read more » -
2014-03-14 CCB report on MSFD shows poor coordination between Baltic Sea member states
Earlier this morning Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB) launched a detailed report where they reviewd the Baltic Sea EU member states work on implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Read more » -
2014-03-13 New EU directive on maritime spatial planning
Last week the Permanent Representatives Committee approved a draft directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable growth of maritime economies and the sustainable development of marine areas. Read more » -
2014-03-10 EU Member States far from reaching HOPE goals
The HOPE conference aimed to discuss, based on Article 12, the progress made since the adoption of the MSFD. The conclusions from the review is clear - there is a lack of common understanding of what GES really is about, poor level of implementation together with targets that often are weak and non-measurable. Despite Article 12 clear message only a hand full of speakers brought it up as if they been asked not to touch upon these failures. 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.