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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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Jan01Danish EU Presidency 2012
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May18GLOBE conference on the CFPRome, Italy
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May20European Maritime DayGothenburg, Sweden
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May21Fisheries Committee (PECH) meetingStrasbourg, France
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May21Fish Dependence Day – France
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May21BALTFISH meetingHelsinki, Finland
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May23PLAN BOTHNIA – Testing maritime spacial planning in the Bothnian SeaGothenburg, Sweden
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May24Workshop on improved selectivity in the Baltic Sea demersal trawl fisheriesKarlskrona, Sweden
Latest News
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2012-05-16 Most Short-term Yet – Council neglects responsible management
In spite of overwhelming evidence demonstrating the benefits of rebuilding European fish stocks by applying the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) model to fisheries management, a large majority of Ministers in yesterday’s Council meeting spoke out against the 2015 target proposed by the Commission. Read more » -
2012-05-08 ENVI committee votes to rebuild fish stocks
Today, the Environment committee (ENVI) in the European Parliament voted in favour of the opinion report for the CFP Basic Regulation, which had been drafted by Chris Davies (ALDE, UK). Read more » -
2012-05-03 April Council – TFC “privatisation” plans rejected
Discussions at the April Council of Ministers meeting seemingly dealt a final blow to the Commission’s proposal for mandatory transferable fishing concessions (TFCs) to be used by Member States to allocate quotas and regulate access to fish resources. At their launch, the proposals were denounced as “a compulsory near-privatisation of marine resources” by a coalition of environmental organisations. Read more » -
2012-05-02 Damanaki builds Eastern bridges
As part of a tour of the Eastern Baltic region, the Commissioner undertook a mission to Latvia in which she met with the Minister, visited a fish processing factory and participated in a stakeholder roundtable. Read more » -
2012-04-27 Mandatory TFCs: off the CFP reform agenda
According to Chris Davies (ALDE, UK), the rapporteur on the Environment committee (ENVI) for the CFP basic regulation, an overwhelming groundswell of opinion has emerged against the Commission proposals for mandatory TFCs (transferable fishing concessions). Read more » -
2012-04-18 FISH has a vacancy
The Fisheries Secretariat (FISH) is looking to recruit a new staff member; a Regional Policy Officer. Read more » -
2012-04-12 “Positive fishing” – mini documentaries
WWF France have produced three mini-documentaries of approximately 20 minutes each. They detail "positive fisheries" which are examples of practices which are sustainable and have a low impact on the marine environment. Read more » -
2012-04-12 Multispecies management for the Baltic – slow progress
Last week, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) which answers to the European Commission on fisheries management questions, gathered in a joint venture with ICES in Rostock, Germany to discuss various management issues regarding the Baltic and the North Sea. Read more »
Council 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.