Past Events

The next PECH meeting will take place on Monday, 27 January 2025 from 15:00 to 18:30 and Tuesday, 28 January 2025 from 9:00 to 12:30 & & 14:30 to 18:30.

BSAC presenting on seals and cormorants and advice that better takes natural mortality, including predation, into account

Links:

• Agenda here

Links:

• Agenda here

On stakeholder engagement in ICES advice request formulation, the Commission has invited the representatives of all ACs attending the MIAC and MIACO meetings in January 2025 to attend. ACs for MIRIA debrief on 22nd January, 16:30-17:30.

Public hearing | 10:00 - 13:00 On 21 January 2025, the EESC will hold a public hearing in the context of the exploratory opinion requested by the European Commission on Civil society's vision for a European Oceans Pact. The aim of the hearing is to gather input from civil society organisations and contribute to the development of a strategic and comprehensive approach to the ocean.

Links:

• Livestream link here

Today the European Commission has launched a call for evidence to shape the European Oceans Pact, a political initiative that aims to promote sustainable ocean management and ensure the health, resilience, and productivity of the oceans and thus the prosperity of the EU’s coastal communities. The pact was announced by President von der Leyen in her political guidelines for the next European Commission (2024-2029). The call for evidence will run until 17 February 2025, with the Commission expecting to receive a wide range of contributions from stakeholders, experts, and citizens. The feedback collected will be used to shape the European Oceans Pact, which the Commission aims to present in time for the 3^rd UN Ocean Conference in June 2025.

Links:

• Event page

The Council will aim to reach a political agreement on two Commission proposals on fishing opportunities. These are the proposal covering fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2025 and, in the case of some stocks, also for 2026, and the proposal on fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.

This public hearing aims to get a closer insight at how the collection, evaluation and assessment of fisheries data is organised and how the scientific advice leads to political decisions on EU fisheries management, in particular regarding the establishment of fishing opportunities and technical measures.

The hearing’s agenda includes:

1. Welcome word by the PECH Chair MEP Ms. Carmen Crespo Diaz (Spain, EPP)
2. Data collection in the Member States for scientific advice
3. Scientific advice for sustainable management of the fisheries and marine resources
4. Preparation of legislative proposals for quotas and monitoring their implementation
5. Concluding remarks by MEP Mr. André Rodrigues (Portugal, S&D)

Links:

• Livestream link here
• Link to hearing's programme