News

• Most Short-term Yet – Council neglects responsible management

  Published: 16/05/2012
  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 »

• ENVI committee votes to rebuild fish stocks

  Published: 08/05/2012
  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 »

• April Council – TFC “privatisation” plans rejected

  Published: 03/05/2012
  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 »

• Damanaki builds Eastern bridges

  Published: 02/05/2012
  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 »

• Mandatory TFCs: off the CFP reform agenda

  Published: 27/04/2012
  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 »

• FISH has a vacancy

  Published: 18/04/2012
  The Fisheries Secretariat (FISH) is looking to recruit a new staff member; a Regional Policy Officer. Read more »

• “Positive fishing” – mini documentaries

  Published: 12/04/2012
  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 »

• Multispecies management for the Baltic – slow progress

  Published: 12/04/2012
  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 »

• Swedes call for more fish in the sea

  Published: 30/03/2012
  Lars Tysklind, a Swedish liberal MP, hosted a stakeholder event in the Swedish Parliament alongside GLOBE and WWF Sweden. To work on the CFP reform, WWF formed an alliance in 2009 with processers, retailers and chefs. The latter groups all work with fish products once they have been landed and the meeting highlighted their desire to supply sustainable produce to consumers. Read more »

• Fish Fight launch in Poland: date change

  Published: 29/03/2012
  Due to unforeseen circumstances the Fish Fight launch in Poland will be postponed to 23 April. Read more »