News

June 19, 2014

Dummy guide to ICES fish stock assessment

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has released a new short guide to fish stock assessment.


June 16, 2014

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund breakdown by Member State published

Following the recent adoption of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund the European Commission has as of last week, set out the breakdown of the fund by priority and Member State.


June 13, 2014

Agenda for Fisheries Council 17th June

Next week the Agriculture and Fisheries Council will meet in Luxembourg. On the fisheries agenda are among other the Omnibus regulation, discard plan as well as the establishment of a 2014 TAC for Capelin.


June 9, 2014

Europêche has appointed a new managing Director

As of last week, Europêche, the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union, will be lead by Kathryn Stack appointed as new Managing Director.


June 3, 2014

Stakeholders consulted on draft discard ban plans

Several of the regional bodies bringing Member States together under the new CFP are now in the last stages of preparing joint recommendations on discard ban plans for 2015, and stakeholders in the Advisory Councils are being consulted.


May 30, 2014

ICES advice: Baltic cod in dire straits again

The scientific advice for Baltic Sea stocks was released earlier today. Because of the gradually deteriorating condition of cod in the Baltic, the eastern stock is now classified as data-limited and severe cuts in fishing possibilities are proposed for both cod stocks.


May 27, 2014

Public consultation: first draft of the new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to the fishery and aquaculture sector

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the first draft of the new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to the fishery and aquaculture sector (FIBER) to collect the views of citizens and stakeholders.


May 26, 2014

Is the new sustainable blue growth agenda for the Baltic Sea Region really sustainable?

In late May the European Commission adopted the working document ‘A sustainable blue growth agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’ which sets out to provide Baltic Sea member states with a blueprint on how to harness the region´s strength to boost innovation and growth within the maritime area.


May 24, 2014

Draft Baltic discard ban plan near completion

Work on a joint recommendation for a Baltic discard ban plan has continued among the Baltic Member States throughout the spring. In mid-May, a revised version of the earlier drafts was circulated by BALTFISH to stakeholders, such as the Baltic Sea Advisory Council.


May 22, 2014

Marine and Water Forum 2014

Yesterday Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) hosted its annual Marine and Water Forum in Gothenburg, Sweden. Reduced eutrophication, increased biodiversity in running water and sustainable fishing was on the agenda during this year’s forum.