News
April 27, 2012
Mandatory TFCs: off the CFP reform agenda
According to Chris Davies (ALDE, UK), the rapporteur on the Environment committee (ENVI) for the CFP basic regulation, an overwhelming groundswell of opinion has emerged against the Commission proposals for mandatory TFCs (transferable fishing concessions).
April 18, 2012
FISH has a vacancy
The Fisheries Secretariat (FISH) is looking to recruit a new staff member; a Regional Policy Officer.
April 12, 2012
“Positive fishing” – mini documentaries
WWF France have produced three mini-documentaries of approximately 20 minutes each. They detail "positive fisheries" which are examples of practices which are sustainable and have a low impact on the marine environment.
April 12, 2012
Multispecies management for the Baltic – slow progress
Last week, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) which answers to the European Commission on fisheries management questions, gathered in a joint venture with ICES in Rostock, Germany to discuss various management issues regarding the Baltic and the North Sea.
March 30, 2012
Swedes call for more fish in the sea
Lars Tysklind, a Swedish liberal MP, hosted a stakeholder event in the Swedish Parliament alongside GLOBE and WWF Sweden. To work on the CFP reform, WWF formed an alliance in 2009 with processers, retailers and chefs. The latter groups all work with fish products once they have been landed and the meeting highlighted their desire to supply sustainable produce to consumers.
March 29, 2012
Fish Fight launch in Poland: date change
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Fish Fight launch in Poland will be postponed to 23 April.
March 28, 2012
Danish Minister talks up a sustainable CFP at NGO conference
In a well-attended conference in the Danish Parliament last Friday, Mette Gjerskov, the Danish Fisheries Minster laid out her ambitions for the CFP reform. The event was organised by a group of Danish NGOs and also featured presentations from the rapporteurs Ulrika Rodust (S&D, DE) and Isabella Lövin (Greens, Sweden), along with coastal fishermen’s representative, Naseegh Jaffer, and the researcher Seth Macinko.
March 20, 2012
External dimension first step forward on reform
At yesterday’s Council meeting, a set of conclusions were adopted on the External dimension, marking the first formal step of agreement on aspects of CFP reform.
March 20, 2012
MSY discussed in Poland: a difficult road ahead?
On March 13, a seminar on ‘Restoring ecological balance as a priority for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy’ was organized by the OCEAN2012 coalition, in close collaboration with the Polish Parliamentary Group on Maritime Economy. The aim of the seminar was to discuss potential changes the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy may bring upon the Polish fisheries sector, such as the implementation of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) limit, and the inevitable economic pitfalls if fisheries management persists ‘business-as-usual’ without regard for maintaining ecological balance.
March 19, 2012
Fisheries Council supports closing loopholes on shark finning
Today, a proposal from the European Commission to adjust the current regulation on shark finning was debated in Council. The changes put an end to derogations from the current shark finning ban which allows some vessels to remove fins onboard and it was agreed that the Council supports this.