Action needed to unlock energy transition
Representatives of the European blue economy value chain have highlighted at a meeting with Commissioner Costas Kadis that energy transition will not be achievable without strong public support and clear…
Industry proposes ambitious EU action plan for blue foods
With the Vision 2040 for Fisheries and Aquaculture now included in the European Commission’s 2026 Work Programme, stakeholders are intensifying their call for an EU Blue Foods Action Plan fully integrated into…
Seafood industry engages with Commissioner’s cabinet on need for an EU Blue Foods Action Plan
Seafood industry organisations have reiterated their shared call for the development of an EU Action Plan for Blue Foods, building on the momentum generated by the recent Ocean Pact. Representatives…
Seafood belongs at the centre of the table, stakeholders tell EU
In a call for an EU Action Plan on Blue Foods a coalition of leading organisations active in fisheries and aquaculture –EBCD, Europêche, EAPO, FEAP, and AIPCE-CEP – urge EU…
European industry slams NGO mackerel red-listing
The EU fishing sector has been quick with its critical response to the decision by several fish consumption guides in the EU, run by environmental NGOs such as GoodFish and…
Eat Fish! – European Strategic Seafood Alliance launched at Seafood Expo
A group of organisations representing Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors have launched a strategic alliance aimed at advancing shared goals and promoting critical industry priorities on a broader stage. AIPCE…
Industry slams France’s Bay of Biscay closure
The decision by French authorities to extend the closure to its own fleet of Bay of Biscay waters to include those under the flags of other EU member states will…
European fishing calls for extension of Brexit compensation scheme
Representing 29 POs across ten EU member states, EAPO is warning that having already incurred heavy losses in terms of slashed quotas, fishing operators now risk losing compensation worth millions…
EAPO and Commissioner discuss Central Baltic Herring
Ahead of the upcoming Agri Council, an EAPO delegation met Commissioner Sinkevičius and his department to discuss issues relating to the management of Central Baltic Herring. EAPO members from Poland,…
Energy sovereignty cannot be traded for food sovereignty
The European Association of Fish Producers Organisations’s AGM this year was focused around the Maritime Spatial Planning – as the recently agreed Nature Restoration Law, the Kunming-Montreal Agreement and the…
