The trialogue negotiations are between the Council, Parliament and Commission. They will negotiate a compromise deal on the CFP between them. The Council will be represented by the Irish Presidency and the Parliament by rapporteur Ulrike Rodust.
OCEAN2012 together with BirdLife International, Greenpeace, Oceana and WWF are meeting Commissioner Damanaki ahead of the trilogue negotiations. The purpose of the meeting is to highlight to the Commissioner the NGO priorities and to advocate that these priorities do not get lost in the final text agreed during the negotiations.
The OCEAN2012 steering group member Pew is holding a two-day workshop on fleet capacity assessment under a future CFP at the PEW office. The workshop is for experts and the objective is to establish a methodology for the assessment of fleet capacity in order to identify and assess the extent of any overcapacity and its type … Continued
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management invites you to the conference Sea and Water Forum 2013. The focus of the conference is on three key areas within the agency: Reduced eutrophication Increased biodiversity in streams Sustainable fisheries Please note that the conference will be held in Swedish.
The Baltic Development Forum Summit is to return to Riga, 10 years after the first BDF Summit in the Latvian capital. For updated and current information visit their website: www.bsr2013.eu
Two events will be held back to back at the North Sea Centre, in Hirtshals Denamark. First a meeting at the Nordic Marine Think Tank and then a conference on Marine Spatial Planning in Northern Europe. Contact Victor Hjort, secretary of the Think Tank at: nordiskmarin@gmail.com for more information. Agenda forthcoming.
The next Polish Fisheries Roundtable will cover the reform of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as well as discussions concerning the future role of the Roundtable and the role of the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS RAC). In 2012, three such meetings were held, dealing with: 1. Reform of the CFP and … Continued
The Conference Programme will set the scene for high level discussion in a professional environment, covering expert knowledge on various aspects: position of the EU Institutions regarding marine litter and blue growth, how to improve the plastic waste collection, future equipment, regional plans to face the problem, ongoing projects and assistance to the countries. All participants … Continued
WWF Poland, Lithuanian Fund for Nature and Baltic Sea 2020 would like to invite stakeholders for a two day seminar to discuss ghost fishing issues. The main outcomes from the “Collecting ghost nets in the Baltic Sea” project, which has been carried out in cooperation with fishermen, will be presented at the seminar. Please RSVP by … Continued
The seminar will focus on environmental projects connected to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, and a detailed programme will be forthcoming. It will take place at Teaterskeppet, Skepsbrokajen 104.