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October 10, 2014

Three months to phase-out overfishing

As usual for this time of year, EU fisheries ministers are about to start haggling over fishing limits. Starting next week, the Fisheries Council will be deciding on the total allowable catches for most fish stocks in European waters for 2015/2016. This year’s decisions will be more important than ever before.


October 6, 2014

Multispecies plan for the Baltic Sea proposed by the Commission

Today, the European Commission released their regulation for establishing a multispecies plan for the Baltic Sea.


October 3, 2014

Green Lövin leaves European Parliament for Swedish Government post

When the new Swedish Government was announced earlier today, it became clear that Isabella Lövin will leave the European Parliament and her post as Vice-Chair in the Fisheries Committee to become Minister for International Development Coordination.


October 3, 2014

Commission proposal on fishing opportunities for deep sea stocks released

The Commission proposal for most deep sea TACs is balanced and largely in line with scientific advice, but fails to follow scientific advice to reduce TAC reductions for three key stocks.


September 30, 2014

Karmenu Vella appointed as commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Karmenu Vella was approved earlier today as commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by MEPs in the environment and fisheries committees in the European Parliament, despite concerns about his poor hearing performance.


September 29, 2014

Hearing of Commissioner designate for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

The hearing of Karmenu Vella, Commissioner-designate for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries took place today before the joint sitting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Committee on Fisheries.


September 19, 2014

High level of fraud among Danish fishmongers  

A new study jointly conducted by Oceana, Søndagsavisen a Danish newspaper and the TV program “Go’Aften Denmark” reveals 18% of cod sold in fishmongers is not actually cod, but haddock or saithe.


September 11, 2014

Green NGOs voice concerns in letter to Juncker

The Green 10 expresses grave concerns about direction of Commission reorganisation and priorities in an open letter to President Juncker today.


September 10, 2014

DG MARE and DG ENVI becomes one portfolio in Commission reorganisation

Juncker’s first step as President of the European Commission has been to announce a restructuring of the Commission, together with his proposals for new Commissioners. Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is set to become one portfolio under Commissioner Karmenu Vella.


September 10, 2014

Uncertainties around Baltic quotas for 2015 in BALTFISH Forum meeting

In the first Forum meeting under the Lithuanian BALTFISH Presidency, Baltic quotas for 2015 was discussed. Although opinions on quotas for pelagic stocks as well as salmon slightly differed between the Baltic Member States most discussions were on the considerable cuts for the Baltic cod stocks as advised by ICES.