The European Commission has expressed its concerns over the mackerel arrangement between Norway, the UK, Iceland and the Faroe Islands that was announced earlier this month, and which was concluded…
The European Commission has presented updates to its 2026 fishing opportunities proposal for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The proposal aims for a balance, recognising fishermen’s conservation efforts while ensuring sustainability…
Proposals for 2026 fishing opportunities reflect the dire state of the Baltic. Of the ten stocks managed by the EU, sprat and central Baltic herring quotas are rollovers from the…
The European Union and Iceland have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on fisheries and ocean affairs. The establishes a framework for deeper and broader cooperation between the EU…
Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Luis Planas has stated that there’s a need to reform the Common Fisheries Policy ‘to guarantee the sustainability of marine resources and improve…
As the European Commission launches a public consultation on the sustainable import of fishery products under the EU Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) Regulation, European fishing industry body Europêche is highlighting…
The director of Italian fishing industry body Federpesca has told EU Commissioner Costas Kadis that while the industry has a serious need for modernisation and innovation, EU legislation is preventing…
The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA) has welcomed the nuanced approach to bottom trawling within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) taken by European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis, and…
European industry body Europêche has made a formal request to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address the imminent vacancy that will be left by the departure of Fisheries…
Small-scale and coastal fishing people across Europe continue to sign the letter from LIFE Platform to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, setting out the need for a reset in the way…
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