Too many vessels chase too few fish
FishSec report looks into the question – is EU fishing overcapacity really being reduced?
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Management Strategies
We support management strategies leading to sustainable fisheries embedded in thriving communities, aiming to minimise environmental impacts from fishing.
Baltic Sea
Working with the fishing industry and policy makers, we focus on improving fishery sustainability in the Baltic Sea through policy development.
Common Fisheries Policy
The CFP provides the framework for fisheries regulation in the European Union. We work with a number of polices and regulations emerging under the reformed CFP.
Latest news
May 16, 2019
Update on Eastern Baltic Cod
Below we provide a list of recent documents concerning Eastern Baltic Cod (EBC), with the date of publication or corresponding meeting for each document. We think it will aid clarity and discussion to put these documents in one place online. We hope that if all stakeholders see the same documents they may more easily share a common understanding and take joint initiatives to save what can be saved of Eastern Baltic Cod.
May 14, 2019
Ombudsman investigates EU Council’s lack of transparency around fishing quotas
European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly today presented a new inquiry into the lack of transparency about the basis for national ministers’ annual decisions on fishing quotas. “The famous all night meetings of ministers in Brussels are completely behind closed doors and yet make important decisions for the sustainability of fishing stocks and of jobs in fishing communities around Europe,” said Ms O’Reilly, in a press release.
April 26, 2019
Danish Fishers open lobby office in Brussels
The Danish Fishermen Producer Organisation (DFPO) has “strengthened its presence on the international scene and runs now an office in the heart of Brussels”.
April 17, 2019
Code of conduct to address conflicts of interest in ICES
Science and scientists are given an increasing role in the development and implementation of European fisheries and environmental policy. As such, the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has an agreement with the European Commission to provide scientific advice.