EU to use global standards for fisheries data sharing
The EU has announced its readiness to exchange fisheries control data using a new common global standard recognised by the United Nations. This is the first time this new global…
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Legislating for yesterday’s problem
Ideas floated by the European Commission in its proposals for selectivity devices to reduce by-catch in Baltic fisheries have been slammed by European coastal fisheries network LIFE Platform. In a…
Dire outlook for Baltic fisheries
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire…
Fresh fish and seafood arrangement on black stone background
Tariff derogations only for products that meet sustainability criteria, says European industry
With the European Commission about propose a regulation setting autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for certain fishery products for the years 2024 and 2025, and industry body Europêche points out that…
Nature Restoration Law needs coherent approach
The European Commission’s proposal for a Nature Restoration Law must produce a coherent approach to limit all impact on the marine environment, according to the European Association of Fish Producers…
Europêche welcomes Commission’s stance on finning
The European fishing sector has welcomed the stance taken by the European Commission with a campaign intended to end the international trade in shark parts with its Stop Finning —…
Fisheries control must be proportionate, harmonised and workable
With the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries due to vote this week on the political agreement reached three weeks ago with the Council of the EU, industry organisations have made…
United call to reject Commission’s Nature Restoration Law
Branded unrealistic legislation that endangers farmers and fishers’ livelihoods and food production in the European Union, organisations representing farmers and fishermen are calling for the controversial Nature Restoration Law to…
Political agreement on new fisheries control rules
After five years of difficult and complex negotiations, the EU co-legislators have finally reached a political agreement on the revision of the fisheries control system. Europêche has voiced its appreciation…
Demands for Commission to think again on nature legislation
The largest polticial grouping in the European Parliament, the EPP Group, has called on European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans to withdraw the nature restoration law proposal. This follows the rejection…
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