News
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.
January 27, 2014
Greek Presidency priorities on Fisheries
Top priority under the Greek Presidency is to secure an agreement between Parliament and Council on the final piece of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), multiannual plans (MAPs) for different fish stocks and the implementation of the discard ban.
January 20, 2014
Control of discard ban discussed in Dubrovnik
Representatives of the Member States and the regional Advisory Councils discussed options for controlling the implementation of the new discard ban at a meeting organised by the European Fisheries Control Agency last week.
December 20, 2013
Negotiations on new fisheries fund break down
Late on Thursday, on what was scheduled to be the last day of trilogue discussions on the new fisheries fund, negotiations broke down and European Parliament representatives walked away from the table.
December 18, 2013
Fishing possibilities for 2014 fixed
Yesterday, the EU fisheries ministers disappointed when agreeing on fishing possibilities for 2014 for EU waters and EU vessels in some international waters. Baltic Ministers also signed the BALTFISH Memorandum of Understanding.