Past Events

Provisional agenda 1. First amendment to the Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters  and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (Atlantic and orth Sea) = Adoption 2. Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2013/14 fishing season Interinstitutional file: 2013/0236 (NLE) = Adoption 3. Report from the Task Force on Long Term Multi-Annual Management Plans = Exchange of views 4.Any other business   

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• Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Fish Dependence is the day on which imports have to be relied upon because national catches would have run out if only home-caught fish had been eaten since 1 January.

Italy relies on imports for over eight months per year, to satisfy domestic demand for fish products.

Fish dependence is a powerful concept that illustrates how far over consumption outstrips domestic resources. One way to illustrate this trend is to represent a country’s degree of self-sufficiency as a calendar day – the day in the year when a country has consumed its own supply and must begin sourcing its products from elsewhere, hence the term ‘fish dependence day’. For the EU this date is currently 11th July, after which the EU depends on foreign resources. Fish dependence day is calculated by New Economics Foundation (NEF).

Cefas organised workshop on the development of guidance for the sustainable development of European aquaculture in relation to the WFD and the MSFD for the North East Altantic Region. The workshop will take place in Dublin, Ireland.

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• Best practice workshops

Please see below for draft agenda.

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• Darft agenda

The meeting will take place at Parkhotel, the Hague, Netherlands. More info forthcoming.

The workshop comes at an important stage in the implementation of the EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) with important decisions particularly by fund management authorities lying ahead with significant implications for biodiversity. The workshop aims to obtain feedback from key officials and stakeholders involved in the implementation of funding instruments at regional, national and European levels on proposals for:

  The workshop will take place at Guimard Building, Rue Guimard 10, 1040 – Bruxelles. Fore more information on the background as well as agenda see below.

Swedish Maritime Day is a day for those interested in an overview of marine and maritime industries with significant impact on the future of Sweden. It is a common meeting point for maritime activities in business, research and education, associations, and public administration.

Please see documents below for information and program for the day.

Please see below for draft agenda.

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• Agenda

More info forthcoming.

A Regional NGO Meeting to highlight key fisheries and marine environment issues over the coming years and to Strengthen NGO Collaboration.

The meeting is hosted by us, the Fisheries Secretariat and kindly hosted by SEA-U Marine Knowledge Center in Malmö, Sweden.

Please see document below for more information and agenda for the meeting.