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October 1, 2009
No October, November eel on Dutch sandwiches
A two-month moratorium on eel fishing in Holland took force on October 1, making Dutch professional fishermen publicly predict their soon demise. The European Union has set a goal of a 40 per cent escapement, and the member states were two years ago asked to submit national recovery plans to that end to the Commission … Continued
September 30, 2009
Regionalisation – but how?
Some 150 stakeholders, civil servants, scientists and politicians listened, learned and debated regionalisation – one of the perhaps most popular, but complex aspects of the upcoming CFP reform. The high-level conference, organised by FISH, Pew Environment Group and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a joint OCEAN2012 and WWF event, in order to … Continued
September 30, 2009
WWF protests possible weakening of Control Proposal
The proposed EU Control Regulation, still subject to last-minute debate and last-second changes, has led the WWF to issue an angry letter to both ministers and attachés. The World Wide Fund for Nature says some of the most important control priorities are now running the risk of being scrapped from the final proposal, which the … Continued
September 24, 2009
ITQs, VQSs making Danish fishery float
Just a few years ago, Danish fishermen faced the situation of being the biggest EU exporter of fish and seafood, and still running a far from profitable business. Overcapacity was the biggest problem, and transferable rights have been the solution, Danish experts now say, looking at a balanced situation. With an overcapacity of 30 percent … Continued
September 23, 2009
Unprecedented global industry summit on marine environment
For the first time in history, cross-sectorial private industry interests will gather next year for a World Summit on how to address ocean environmental challenges. For the first time in history, cross-sectorial private industry interests will gather next year for a World Summit on how to address ocean environmental challenges. The meeting on “Corporate Ocean … Continued
September 17, 2009
UK outlines priorities for CFP reform
At a breakfast meeting this morning, the environment secretary Hilary Benn and the fisheries minister Huw Irranca-Davies outlined UK priorities for the upcoming reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. A wide range of stakeholders had gathered at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this morning to hear the UK Secretary of … Continued
September 17, 2009
Small-scale website
A new website has been launched to put the lights on small-scale fisheries in view of the upcoming EU Common Fisheries Policy reform. The responsible organisation is The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), an international non-governmental outfit that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just, self-reliant and sustainable fisheries, particularly in the small-scale, … Continued
September 16, 2009
Fish on film
Within the framework of the “Baltic is in Poland. Baltic is in Europe” project, The Polish Eko Unia organisation has released a series of 10 educational short films on the various Baltic Sea fish species considered significant within the Baltic Sea ecosystem. Each short film consists of a two-minute reportage, accompanied by video images, on … Continued
September 15, 2009
France expands in the Mediterranean
In a bid to prevent overfishing by excluding non-EU fishermen, France has announced plans to declare a 70-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Mediterranean. “We are changing policy because it is unacceptable for boats from around the world to be able to draw on resources, especially of fish, anywhere except in the 15-mile territorial … Continued
September 15, 2009
Half of fish we eat is farmed
Aquaculture will reach a landmark 50 percent of all human consumption of fish this year, a new scientific study predicts. Although more efficient than ever, the aquaculture industry still puts a heavy strain on global fish stocks by demanding huge harvests of wild fish to provide feed for the fish farms, the study, published in … Continued