European industry welcomes EC support measures
The EU fishing industry has welcomed the rapid response from the European Commission in adopting emergency measures designed to mitigate the adverse effects of the energy crisis and to calm…
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Commission’s 2022 Baltic quota proposals
The European Commission has adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2022 for the Baltic, proposing an increase for Gulf of Riga herring, and unchanged quotas for sprat, plaice and…
European fishing vessels could permanently lose fishing rights in Norway. Image: Tersan
Europe could lose Norwegian quotas
President of German fishing industry association Deutscher Fischerei-Verband Gero Hocker has warned that if the European Union does bot move to defend the interests of its fishing industry in the…
EU and UK reach agreement in principle on 2021 fishing opportunities
The European Union and the United Kingdom have concluded the negotiations on an agreement in principle setting out catch limits for jointly managed fish stocks for 2021. This was finalised…
Commissioner must address spread of damaging information
European fishing industry body Europêche has sent a strongly worded message to European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, making plain that it is not acceptable for the Commission to portray its own…
Time to close drift net loopholes
European fishing industry body Europêche is demanding that the European Union and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission close the loopholes that have allowed fishing with drift nets to continue, despite…
New DG Mare director general Charlina Vitcheva has met Euopêche and EAPO
Industry meets DG MARE’s new director general
Charlina Vitcheva, the new Director General of the DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, was welcomed yesterday by representatives of European fishing, Europêche and EAPO, providing an opportunity to discuss…
Is this the European Commission’s vision for community waters?
EU biodiversity strategy ignores achievements in fisheries management
The European Commission has unveiled today its proposal for an EU Biodiversity strategy calling for urgent action to protect nature in the EU and worldwide – but EU fishermen oppose…
The new Temporary Framework clears the way for state aid up to a €120,000 per undertaking in the fishery and aquaculture sectors
EU enables Member States to support fisheries sector
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads and continue to present a serious health hazard, many parts of the EU economy are experiencing major disruption. Fishing and aquaculture have been among the…
The December Council outcomes represent a compromise, protecting stocks and taking socio-economic factors into account – but 2020 will still be a tough year for many fishing communities
Council aims for sustainable catch limits for 2020
Two days of intensive negotiation has resulted in an agreement that reconciles the objective of securing healthy stocks with the need to ensure the socio-economic sustainability of the EU fleet,…