Scale Matters But Quality Counts – NGOs and Artisanal Fishers rally for sustainable fisheries

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In an effort the secure sustainable fisheries through the CFP reform, small-scale fishermen and NGOs have joined forces, by making a follow-up declaration to that from La Coruna in 2010, on the need to ensure that priority access to fisheries is given to those who fish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable manner.

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Commissioner Damanaki in Norway for meetings with national authorities and the fishing industry

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Commissioner Maria Damanaki will meet Norvegian ministers and stakeholders during a two day visit to Norway starting Monday 17 October. In Oslo, the Commissioner meets Minister of Environment and International Development Erik Solheim to discuss the approach of integrated maritime management plans, and she will discuss Arctic issues with Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre, accompanied by Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.

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