Past Events

The event will take place at the Google Campus Cafe 4-5 Bonhill Street, London.

• Further information

• National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (MIR) information page
• Conference programme

The eighth meeting of the HELCOM Baltic Fisheries/ Environmental Forum (HELCOM FISH/ENV FORUM 8/2012) will take place, and will be back-to-back with the BALTFIMPA workshop.

• HELCOM meeting information
• Annotated provisional agenda

The First Expert Workshop of HELCOM Managing Fisheries in Baltic Marine Protected Areas (BALTFIMPA) project will be held in Gdynia, Poland, in the premises of the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (MIR) (Address: Kołłątaja 1 Street, Gdynia) on 13-14 November 2012. The Meeting will start at 10:00 on Tuesday, 13 November and is expected to conclude at 12:00 on Wednesday, 14 November 2012. The Meeting will be arranged back-to-back with Eighth HELCOM Baltic Fisheries and Environment Forum on 14-15 November 2012.

• Annotated provisional agenda

The meeting will take place at Högskolan på Gotland, Cramérgatan 3, on Visby.

The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission's annual meeting will take place, featuring discussions concerning the sensitive mackerel stock.

The seminar, entitled "Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region - Synergies between the Nordic Council of Ministers, the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and Baltic Sea regions" has been organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the informal Baltic Sea Group and DG Regional Policy of the Commission. The three new objectives of the Strategy will be discussed: to save the sea, to connect the region and to increase prosperity.

• Invitation and agenda

Political groups in the European Parliament will have internal meetings to decide on voting recommendation for the Plenary vote on the Basic Regulation and the reintroduction of amendments. The Plenary will likely take place in January 2013.

Slow Fish, a subsidiary of the Slow Food campaign which has sought to promoto sustainable foods and local small businesses, is organising the Fair at which the small-scale sector will be able to showcase itself.

• Slow Fish Fair website
• Slow Fish homepage