Poor implementation, poor coordination, poor integration. This, in a nutshell, is the Commission’s view of progress in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) so far. NGOs are dismayed by the low level of ambition most countries take on achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) of their marine waters in 2020, the overarching goal of the Directive.
The European Commission public consultation on the Commission services first draft of the new de minimis Regulation replacing Regulation (EC) No 875/2007 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the fisheries sector and amending Regulation (EC) No 1860/2004 closes this Friday.
According to a new article in Nature are most marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t doing their jobs to project fish and other aquatic life.
New report “Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture” finds aquaculture to provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases.
Last Friday the Swedish House of Europe hosted a seminar on the new EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). It was revealed that the external dimension of the CFP will be a priority for Sweden the coming years.
Summary from the Global Trends in Fisheries Governance conference aimed at underlining and to discuss important components within fisheries governance.
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation organised a lunch seminar earlier this week on securing sustainable social-ecological fisheries in West Africa.
After the December breakdown of negotiations on the new EU maritime and fisheries fund, discussions were resumed yesterday and a deal was reached last night.
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new framework for technical measures in the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
The European Commission have launched a new campaign called ‘Inseparable’ with the aim to promote sustainable fishing across Europe.