Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has set up a number of meetings in targeted EU Member States to discuss the proposals for the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform. In Poland and Germany, the meeting will take place on July 14.

"People and the Sea VI: Bridging Science and Policy for Sustainable Coasts and Seas" - a conference organised by MARE,Centre for Maritime Research.

Links:

• Conference Website

This all-inclusive training is held by experts coordinating several FP7 projects developed by themselves. The practical information obtained from these sessions guide the participants through the entire lifecycle of a research project, from call identification to post-project audits to succeed in the new programmes of EU funding.

Links:

• Europa Media Trainings

The meeting will take place in Brussles at the European Parliament in Room ASP 3E2 - 15h00-18h30

Please send back the participation form (attached) to EPP-FisheriesHearing@europarl.europa.eu at the latest by 22 June 2011.

 

Links:

• Hungarian Presidency Website

Proposed themes for the XXth Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE):

• Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
• Ecosystem based approach to fisheries management from an economic perspective
• Long term fisheries management and the transition period in the process of rebuilding fish stocks
• Types of Subsidies and effects on fishing fleets
• Bio-economic modeling
• Fish markets and certification
• Sustainable Aquaculture
• Economics of Discards
• Investment appraisal and investment decision making by vessel owners

High-level Conference on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy in the European Parliament.

Links:

• http://www.alde.eu/event-seminar/events-details/article/no-fish-left-on-the-plate-37472

Under the headline "Marine Policy - What Next?", the forum will be addressing four themes:

• Science-policy integration
• Marine conservation, planning and development
• Ecosystem-based management in the marine environment
• Management of marine resources

This is the UK’s first Marine and Coastal Policy Forum, led by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, at the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth.

Links:

• Invitation
• Forum Website

The course will be held at the ICES headquarters in Copenhagen.

Links:

• ICES Training Programme

There are at least 6 major programmes of policy work and implementation underway at present, including CFP Reform, MSFD, Marine Planning, Marine Licencing, MCZ implementation and Round 3 Offshore wind development as well as many routine projects. These are increasing the complexity of management and all are set in a context of reduced funding. How much will austerity force us to take a hard look the way we work in the marine environment? Learn more and check out the link below for more information.  

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• Marine Environmental Programmes - Cross Cutting Issues and Decision Making