European fishing sector calls for urgent EU action on fuel
Europêche has called on the European Commission to adopt urgent measures to address the sharp rise in fuel prices that is placing severe pressure on fishing companies across the European…
Commission regrets lack of progress on mackerel
The European Commission has stressed the need for efforts to continue in breaking the deadlock over the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery, and expressed its regret that the latest round of…
Ireland out in the cold under EU–Norway deal
While Norway stands to gain nearly €10 million more than the EU under the latest fisheries deal, Irish fishing industry figures have reacted with shock and outrage to this latest…
Corrective action needed on EU Fisheries Control Regulation
European industry organisations are calling on the European Commission to urgently correct and recalibrate the implementation of the EU Fisheries Control Regulation, including the CATCH IT system. In line with…
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…
ACs call for comprehensive Landing Obligation reform
In advice submitted to the European Commission following the Commission’s own independent study on the performance of the Landing Obligation in June 2025, the North Western Waters Advisory Council and…
EU and Cook Islands renew sustainable fisheries partnership
The European Union and the Cook Islands have signed a new seven-year protocol to the sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (2025-2032). This renewed protocol will grant the European Union fleet operating…
EBFA welcomes limits on seafloor litter
Up to 12 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans every year and most of it doesn’t float. To tackle this issue, the EU has just set new limits on seafloor…
Med proposal threatens entire coastal communities
The European Commission’s 2026 proposals for Mediterranean fishing opportunities represent some of the most severe cuts ever imposed and risk dismantling an entire sector, while putting at stake thousands of jobs,…
Brittany sounds alarm ahead of December Council
Representatives of the fishing industry in Brittany have been warning that sections of their fishing industry are set to collapse in the face of a lack of clear political will…
