Successful Holland Fisheries Event highlights fishing industry’s potential

The tenth Holland Fisheries Event took place last week in Urk, opened by MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik. During the two-day trade fair for the fishing industry and maritime sectors, more than 100 exhibitors from the Netherlands and abroad displayed their latest innovations to 3500 visitors.

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Blue Hope initiative launched in Algeria, Tunisia and Turkey

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A new technical co-operation project aims at developing investment strategies for fishing communities affected by migration. Fisheries communities in the Mediterranean face various pressures, including limitations in fisheries governance, climate change and urban development, often exacerbated by poverty. Migration in the Mediterranean region has sharply increased in recent years, particularly among communities facing high levels of unemployment.

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