News
December 4, 2015
New Economics Foundation analyses fishing quota decisions
A new nef report finds an average of 7 out of every 10 TACs were set exceeding scientific advice over the last fifteen years. The Fisheries Council have set fishing quotas which often exceed scientific advice and out of line with legislated principles in the CFP.
December 4, 2015
North Atlantic and North Sea TACs to be set at December Council
2016 catch quotas for the North Atlantic and North Sea to be decided at the Fisheries Council on 15 December. FishSec is concerned that the Council will repeat its pattern of poor adherence to scientific advice and the goals of the CFP.
December 1, 2015
Sweden’s Skåne county puts the future of small scale fishers on the political agenda
Marine Centre hosted a one day conference to discuss the future of small scale Baltic Sea fisheries. An initiative that will take place yearly until 2010.
November 28, 2015
November Baltic Sea Advisory Committee meeting and WWF Baltic Conference
The Baltic Sea Advisory Committee’s (BSAC) Executive Committee held its final meeting of 2016 on 18 November in Copenhagen leaving a number of important items to tackle in 2016.
November 9, 2015
Newsletter editorial November 2015
Progress has halted on the Baltic Multiannual Plan for cod, sprat and herring since July. We have high expectations when trilogue resumes today that the Council, Parliament and Commission can make steps towards an agreement over the exploitation levels of fish stocks.
November 9, 2015
Scientists criticise EU for setting fishing limits above FMSY
In an open letter, scientists Sidney J. Holt and Rainer Froese criticise the European Council, Parliament and Commission for not following their own policies, and setting Baltic fishing limits above FMSY.
November 4, 2015
DG MARE misses the mark with new rules for the landing obligation
Impacting demersal fisheries in the North Sea, North Western Waters and South Western Waters, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries released a collection of delegated acts on 12 and 22 October to come into effect on 1 January 2016.
November 3, 2015
European Parliament drafts report on technical measures and multiannual plans
The Fisheries Committee draft report “A new CFP: framework for technical measures and multiannual plans" discusses the current challenges concerning technical measures and the landing obligation.
October 23, 2015
Council mandates overfishing of vulnerable cod stocks into 2016: CFP goals undermined
2016 fishing quotas have been set with seven out of ten quotas exceeding scientific advice. Whilst the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) are generally a decrease compared with this year, they exceed scientific advice in most cases, and for cod quotas are worryingly high.
October 21, 2015
Baltic TACs to be set at October Council
We emphasise the need to set fishing opportunities below the exploitation level that corresponds with maximum sustainable yield (FMSY) by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest in order to restore and maintain fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield as required by the CFP.