Past Events

Feedback period: 22 February to 16 May 2024. In response to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Stop finning – Stop the trade’, the Commission is considering measures to better protect sharks. This includes the possibility for sharks to only be sold – whether for consumption within the EU or for international trade – with their fins attached. Any potential Commission initiatives will take into consideration the results of an assessment of the environmental, social and economic impact of such measures.

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• BSAC meeting agenda

Meeting name	ADGBS 2024
Group name	Baltic Sea Advice Drafting Group
Meeting Chairs	Scott Large -
Venue	Online meeting
Meeting start	13/5/2024
Meeting end	16/5/2024
Group website	-

2nd Mission Arena in Tallinn | #MissionArenaBANOS2

The European Commission, as part of its work on the marine action plan and the Joint Special Group, is organising an online technical workshop on “Rebuilding the European eel stock and sustainability of sectors” within the context of the Eel Regulation. The workshop is held online on 24 April 2024 and is open to government representatives (both ENVI & PECH) from Member States. as well as stakeholders.

Meeting name	WGBFAS 2024
Group name	Baltic Fisheries Assessment Working Group
Meeting Chairs	Kristiina Hommik -
Venue	ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark
Meeting start	16/4/2024
Meeting end	23/4/2024

April 15-17, 2024 | Oosterpoort, Groningen, The Netherlands

Organised by World Fish Migration Foundation and Institute for Fisheries Management

  Free Flow 2024 is an international conference on protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers that is gathering policy makers, river managers, ecologists, researchers, students and industry. Rivers are under threat and freshwater biodiversity in decline. More than ever, the need to find solutions to build climate resilience and safeguard rivers that adapt to a changing environment becomes pressing for the future of nature and people. The conference has space for 120 speakers. Experts, researchers, practitioners are invited are send in abstracts before October 13, 2023. The conference is synchronised with the SWIMWAY conference 2024 that is taking place on April 17-19, 2024, in Groningen.

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• https://freeflowconference.eu/

Greece will host the 9th Our Ocean Conference in 2024. The Conference is scheduled to take place in Athens, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, on the 16th and 17th of April. The Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit will be held parallel to the main conference, starting the day before, on the 15th of April.

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• Conference homepage

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On the 15th of March FishSec will host a webinar which will provide an introduction to forage fish in the Baltic Sea, as part of our project Small Fish - Big Impact. In the webinar we will give an introduction to Baltic forage fish biology and ecosystem role, we will introduce our new project on forage fish and we will discuss the recent decision to halt sand eel fishing in the UK part of the North Sea with experts from Great Britain. Time: 13:00 -14:00 CET

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• Register for the free event through this link