News
February 26, 2015
Technical Measures at BSAC
On February 19 the Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC) met in Copenhagen to discussion the development of a new Technical Measures Framework. This included specifically catch metrics, selectivity profiles, and closed areas. BSAC also included an afternoon discussion about the existing technical measures.
February 25, 2015
PECH discussed Baltic multiannual plan
The draft report on the proposal for multiannual plans for the Baltic Sea was discussed during the Fisheries Committee meeting in Brussels earlier this week. The rapporteur persists, despite loud protests from other MEPs, to move forward with the proposal quickly with no intention to wait for new scientific advice expected to be available within one-two months.
February 24, 2015
MSY hearing at the Fisheries Committee
A public hearing on Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) in Fisheries Management was hosted by the Fisheries Committee. A number of experts within the field where invited, with discussing focused on both scientific and practical aspects of implementing MSY to fisheries management within EU fisheries.
February 20, 2015
New study encourage municipalities to focus on eutrophication mitigation
A new report by the Boston Consulting Group looks at how to better understand the multiple benefits municipalities around the Baltic Sea can capture by addressing eutrophication and restoring the waters within their municipalities and ultimately the Baltic Sea region.
February 19, 2015
New roadmap for MSFD descriptor 3.3
ICES hosted a workshop on Descriptor 3 under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Particular emphasis was made to finalise the advice for indicators under descriptor 3.1 and 3.2 and to establish a roadmap for how to move forward with Descriptor 3.3.
February 10, 2015
North Sea multiannual management plan open for public consultation
Today the European Commission opened a public consultation on the development of a regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the management of North Sea demersal fisheries.
January 29, 2015
Provisional political agreement on the omnibus regulation reached
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement today on the implementation of the landing obligation and the so called omnibus regulation. The agreement was made during the second informal trilogue meeting held on the issue.
January 26, 2015
Baltic Sea mutiannual plan discussed at Council
The proposed multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea was discussed in a public exchange of view at yesterday’s Council meeting. During the meeting the Commission also took the time to brief the Council. The proposed multiannual plan includes stocks of cod, herring and sprat
January 26, 2015
Fisheries priorities under Latvian EU presidency
Last week the Fisheries Committee exchanged views with Jānis Dūklavs , Latvian Minister of Agriculture, on the priorities during the Latvian Presidency for the first half of 2015.
December 18, 2014
Motion to reject Baltic discard ban plan failed
A move to reject the Baltic discard ban plan because of a reduction of the minimum landing size of Baltic cod failed to gain enough support in the European Parliament.