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February 21, 2014

Commission review gives Member States a ‘must do better’ report for Marine Strategies

Poor implementation, poor coordination, poor integration. This, in a nutshell, is the Commission’s view of progress in implementing the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) so far. NGOs are dismayed by the low level of ambition most countries take on achieving Good Environmental Status (GES) of their marine waters in 2020, the overarching goal of the Directive.


February 18, 2014

Reminder: Public consultation on the first draft of the new de minimis Regulation close this friday

The European Commission public consultation on the Commission services first draft of the new de minimis Regulation replacing Regulation (EC) No 875/2007 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid in the fisheries sector and amending Regulation (EC) No 1860/2004 closes this Friday.


February 17, 2014

The effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas depend on five key features

According to a new article in Nature are most marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t doing their jobs to project fish and other aquatic life.


February 11, 2014

New report predicts aquaculture to increase substantially by 2030

New report "Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture" finds aquaculture to provide close to two thirds of global food fish consumption by 2030 as catches from wild capture fisheries level off and demand from an emerging global middle class, especially in China, substantially increases.


February 4, 2014

Recap from seminar on the new CFP

Last Friday the Swedish House of Europe hosted a seminar on the new EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). It was revealed that the external dimension of the CFP will be a priority for Sweden the coming years.


January 31, 2014

Global trends in fisheries conference notes

Summary from the Global Trends in Fisheries Governance conference aimed at underlining and to discuss important components within fisheries governance.


January 31, 2014

Securing sustainable fisheries in West Africa

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation organised a lunch seminar earlier this week on securing sustainable social-ecological fisheries in West Africa.


January 29, 2014

Agreement on new fisheries and maritime fund reached

After the December breakdown of negotiations on the new EU maritime and fisheries fund, discussions were resumed yesterday and a deal was reached last night.


January 27, 2014

Public consultation on a new framework for technical measures in the reformed CFP

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new framework for technical measures in the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.


January 27, 2014

Commissioner Damanaki launched new campaign to promote sustainable fishing

The European Commission have launched a new campaign called 'Inseparable' with the aim to promote sustainable fishing across Europe.