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September 18, 2007
Poland tries to convince the EU Commission to lift ban on cod trawling
As a response to the EU ban on cod trawling in the Eastern Baltic Sea, Polish fishermen staged a determined protest on Monday, 17 September. Polish fishermen ready to start fishing for cod According to the Polish daily news paper Dziennik, and AFP, about 400 fishermen gathered at key ports of Swinoujscie, Kolobrzeg, Darlowo, Ustka … Continued
September 13, 2007
Give Baltic Cod a Chance!
Today seven Polish NGOs forwarded a joint position on cod fishing in the Baltic Sea. The position is addressed at Polish officials and fishermen, referring to the threat imposed by Polish fishermen to oppose the EU Commission ban on Polish cod fishing in the Eastern Baltic on 15 September when the summer closure ends. Greenpeace … Continued
September 13, 2007
Polish NGOs strengthen work on Baltic fisheries and marine environment
On the 28-29 of August FISH arranged a workshop together with the Polish NGOs Eko Unia and Klub Gaja. The workshop gathered NGO:s from all over Poland, as well as from Sweden and Finland. The purpose of the meeting was to gather Polish, Swedish and Finnish NGOs to: exchange experiences of working with raising public … Continued
August 15, 2007
NGO STRATEGIC WORKSHOP – NGO WORK WITH FISHERIES IN THE BALTIC SEA
FISH is organising a workshop together with the Polish NGOs Klub GAJA and Eko Unia. The workshop will take part during 28-29 August at the marine research station in Hel peninsula, Poland. The purpose of the meeting is to exchange experiences with raising public awareness, policy and lobbying on Baltic Sea issues, and fisheries in … Continued
August 15, 2007
New fisheries minister in Poland
Earlier this week Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski fired ministers from the ruling Law & Justice’s (PiS) coalition partners, Samoobrona and the League of Polish Families (LPR), among them the Fisheries Minister Rafal Wiechecki. The new Fisheries Minister Marek Gróbarczyk holds the official title Minister of Marine Economy. Marek Gróbarczyk does not have any party … Continued
July 30, 2007
Poland opposes EU Commission order to halt trawling for cod
The Polish Fisheries Minister Rafal Wiechecki recommends the Polish government to take the European Commission to the European court of justice, after it ordered Poland to halt trawling for cod in the eastern Baltic Sea. On Monday 6 August the EU Commission ordered Poland to stop trawling for cod in the eastern Baltic Sea, after … Continued
July 26, 2007
European Commission wants to see higher fines for violation of EU fishing laws
Yesterday The European Commission announced that fishermen should face higher fines for infringements of fisheries rules under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). At present the violators are being punished to lightly in most EU member states, the Commission said. According to a report presented by the EU executive on Wednesday, infringements such as illegal fishing, … Continued
July 24, 2007
European Commission adopts hazardous subsidy regime
Joint comment by BirdLife International, the Fisheries Secretariat, Seas At Risk, the North Sea Foundation, Oceana and WWF on the adoption of the regulation on “de minimis” aid for the fishing sector by the European Commission. With today’s adoption of a regulation on “de minimis” aid, the European Commission has opened the door to fuel … Continued
July 10, 2007
Poland misreports catch figures for cod in the eastern Baltic Sea
On Monday the European Commission ordered Polish fishermen to stop trawling for cod in the eastern Baltic Sea. According to the commission, Poland has misreported its catch and exceeded its quota for 2007. Large differences between catch figures from Polish authorities and figures supplied by EU inspectors showed that Poland had now exhausted its entire … Continued
July 9, 2007
Environmental NGOs oppose proposed de minimis regulation
By the end of July the European Commission intends to adopt a regulation on de minimis aid in the fisheries sector. While allegedly intended to cut down on unnecessary bureaucracy, the proposed regulation would allow EU fishing enterprises to receive significant and potentially harmful subsidies. Under the new regulation, a fishing enterprise could receive up … Continued