News
August 28, 2013
BALTFISH faces up to the complex reality of a discard ban
At the latest BALTFISH forum, at which representatives of Baltic EU Member States and stakeholders such as the Commission, ICES, HELCOM, the Baltic Sea RAC, NGOs and fishermen’s representatives meet, Danish-led proposals for the discard ban were discussed.
August 27, 2013
A joint call for action for the Baltic Sea
FISH together with CCB and Oceana sent a letter to each minister around the Baltic Sea calling for action to secure the environmental objectives agreed upon in the 2007 HELCOM BSAP and 2010 Moscow Ministerial declaration.
August 27, 2013
Key issues for the Baltic discussed by regional forum today
Over the next two days, the regional forum created by Baltic Sea Member States – BALTFISH – is meeting in Riga, Latvia, to discuss issues that will greatly affect the future of fishing and management in the region.
August 23, 2013
Commission proposes 2014 Baltic TACs and quotas
Yesterday, the Commission announced proposals for the TACs and quotas of Baltic Sea fish stocks in 2014. These will be discussed at the BALTFISH meeting in Riga next week, and if a unanimous agreement is made by Member State representatives there, this would likely be rubber stamped at the October Council by all EU fisheries ministers.
August 20, 2013
Race for the Baltic finishes cycling race in Denmark!
After spending almost 3 months cycling the Baltic Sea coastline, the Race for the Baltic could see the finish line getting closer and closer. The team spent three days in Møn, Denmark where they reflected over the last 70+ days, visited two farms, and made an epic entry into their final city on the tour, Copenhagen.
August 16, 2013
Race for the Baltic makes it to Germany
After two weeks in Poland, the Race for the Baltic team made it to Germany. The team met up with Senator Holger Matthäus ,BUND and the Black Fish where they together collected over 1,000 signatures.
August 14, 2013
Race for the Baltic spent two weeks cycling the Polish Coastline
The last two weeks of the Race for the Baltic campaign have been spent cycling along the Polish coastline partnering with many different NGOs. The team has been involved in many events from beach clean ups, to public awareness activities to study visits with researchers and local activists.
August 1, 2013
EU fisheries subsidies discussed at Lithuanian campaign event
Lithuania currently holds the Presidency of the EU, at a time when the €6.5 billion EU fisheries subsidy package, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is being reformed. This fund will support EU fisheries from 2014-2020 and has the potential to transform our fishing practices.
July 23, 2013
€6.5 billion EU fisheries subsidy package moves forward…or backwards
During the past two weeks, both the European Parliament and Council have made progress with the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) subsidy package, and expect to conclude a deal late this year. The EMFF will provide €6.5 billion of aid, from the public purse, to the industry and Member States for 2014-2020. However, there are serious concerns over the way politicians envisage how these funds should be spent.
July 22, 2013
FISH: Race for the Baltic campaign updates from Latvia
While in Latvia, FISH and Race for the Baltic among others took part in in a river clean up as well as participated at the Positivus music festival where staff from FISH and CCB, core NGOs behind Race for the Baltic, had the opportunity to talk to Toomas Hendrik Ilve President of Estonia about the campaign.