Fisheries Committee chair slams Commission’s plans as illegal
The European Commission’s proposals to shut down the use of mobile fishing gears inside MPAs has been slammed on the floor of the European Parliament by MEP Pierre Karleskind, who…
Commission’s proposals undermine CFP
France’s national fishing industry body has reacted furiously to the European Commission’s plans for demersal gears in MPAs, accusing it of proposing measures that will wreck whole sections of the…
Sacrificing the fleet, endangering food security
The fishing industry represented by the Fishing Shipowners' Cooperative of the Port of Vigo (ARVI) considers that the European Commission announcement of four strategic lines for the future will have…
EU misses an opportunity for CFP overhaul
Reformed a decade ago, the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has served to effectively rebuild fish populations, but the European industry sees that opportunities have been missed – as failed policies…
Trawl sector’s fears coming true
In unveiling its EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries, the European Commission has turned a blind eye to its own fisheries management system…
Ireland’s fishing industry unites in demanding a fair deal
With negotiations between Norway and the European Union entering a fifth round of talks, Irish industry figures have slammed Norway’s aggressive position, accusing it of demanding unrestricted access to Irish…
Eliminating products of forced labour from EU markets
The social partners for the EU’s marine fisheries, ETF and Europeche, have strongly welcomed a regulation presented by the European Commission to prohibit products manufactured in violation of human and…
Commission plans demersal shutdown
While showing no inclination to reform the CFP and giving a free pass to other industries that affect the health of the oceans, the European Commission is expected shortly to…
Area closures threaten viability of EU longline fleet
Every scenario modelled by researchers since the adoption of the regulation closing 87 areas of Atlantic waters to demersal fishing shows economic and employment losses, according to European industry body…
Commission reports on Western Med initiative
The European Commission has adopted a report on the outcomes of the Western Mediterranean (WestMED) initiative which has been in place for the last five years. The resulting recommendations are…
