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…
European ACs adopt joint position on Chinese distant waters fishing
The Long Distance fleet (LDAC) and the Market (MAC) Advisory Councils of the EU have adopted a joint position concerning the activities of China's global distant water fleet (DWF) and…
Spanish federation slams Commissioner’s failure to recognise industry’s sacrifices
Despite positive news that came out of the recent Council of Ministers for fishermen operating from Spain’s Atlantic coast, hard times are still here for Mediterranean fishermen, according to industry…
December Council ends with agreement on 2023 TACs
This year’s December Council of Minsters has come to a close with agreements on TACs for stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak for the coming…