European fishing sector calls for action
The European fishing sector as a whole is aiming to stage a concerted day of protest to highlight widespread dissatisfaction with the bans and restrictions to demersal fishing proposed by…
Dutch government critical of EU’s Action Plan
The Netherlands has become the latest EU member state to voice its criticism of the European Commission’s Action Plan that outlines severe restrictions on demersal fisheries. The Dutch cabinet’s position…
No Europe-wide ban on demersal gear in MPAs, Commissioner confirms
As demonstrations continued to rock French fishing ports, France’s Minister for the Sea Hervé Berville followed up his pledge made during a meeting with industry figures last week and went…
Fishermen protest as ministers meet
EU ministers of fisheries meeting in the German port of Büsum found that the backdrop to their session was a protest by hundreds of German shrimp fishermen looking to vent…
EBFA states that the Commission’s Action Plan places a disproportionate burden on the fleet, which is still struggling with the consequences of Brexit, the Covid pandemic, inflation, and the energy crisis
Demersal ban dialogue continues
More than a month since the European Commission unveiled its plans to severely curtail demersal fisheries with its proposed Action Plan, industry figures came together in Brussels to meet representatives…
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…