Past Events

This scientific briefing aims to inform about and debate the challenges and opportunities for cooperation between the scientific and fisheries communities arising from the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund together with Members of the European Parliament, representatives of the European Institutions, and other interested stakeholders. The President of ICES and three leading scientists will present their ideas from a scientific perspective on the future of EU data collection and the European Fisheries advisory system, the effects of subsidies on fisheries management, as well as on the role of science in marine spatial planning under the Integrated Maritime Policy. The meeting is being hosted by Ulrike Rodust (S&D, DE).

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The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) are organising the event which aims to keep MEPs and relevant stakeholders abreast of developments in fisheries control in the EU.

Agenda forthcoming.

Ministers will discuss both the basic Regulation and the Common Organisation of the Market (CMO) files of the CFP reform, which are currently the subject of trilogue negotiations.

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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.

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The European Association of Fisheries Economists will hold its XXI Conference in partnership with Heriot‐Watt University, at their Edinburgh campus. Directions and further information can be found at the links below. Papers can be submitted to the conference, the deadline for submitting abstracts is 26 November.

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The theme of the conference is Implementing Reform in European Fisheries with the aim of bringing together academics, policy makers and industry to share knowledge and perspectives. To provide a forum to share recent advances in capture fisheries and aquaculture economics and management. The aim is to publish selected conference papers in a respected journal.

The European Parliament is in the midst of its negotiations on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the next seven years. Will these subsidies be used to promote the progressive reform to finally create the sustainable Common Fisheries Policy that the Parliament voted for in February? Or will the €7 billion be used to create more over-capacity in the fleets, to develop unsustainable aquaculture and to promote a “big business” approach to fisheries? The event is organised by the Greens/EFA group in the Parliament.

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The EPP group is hosting a workshop on diversification of aquaculture sites, including environmental services, ecotourism and sportfishing. The workshop will take place in the European Parliament in Room JAN 6Q1. Contact  Erik Bánki, MEP, EPP Group for more information