Committee on Fisheries elects its new officers
Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries have elected their chair and four vice-chairs for the next two and a half years. Carmen Crespo Díaz from Spain was unanimously…
Scientists give perspective on bottom trawling
It has taken a while for the European Parliament to get round to an objective examination of demersal trawling as a landmark conference hosted by MEP and rapporteur Niclas Herbst…
CFP must adapt to industry’s needs
The European Parliament's report on the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy calls for better adaptation to the problems that fishermen face on a daily basis. ‘The European Parliament is…
MEPs back new management plan for bluefin tuna
Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.…
EU fisheries control law improved
Following the committee vote on the inter-institutional agreement on the Fisheries Control Regulation, the EPP Group – the largest political grouping within the European Parliament – considers that the law…
Offshore wind – environmental failure, say MEPs
A policy panel held in the European Parliament has slammed offshore wind policy as an environmental failure. It highlighted the European Commission and wind industry claims of an existing dialogue…
Demands for Commission to think again on nature legislation
The largest polticial grouping in the European Parliament, the EPP Group, has called on European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans to withdraw the nature restoration law proposal. This follows the rejection…
MEPs reject EU Commission’s Indian Ocean proposals
The European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has voted down the Commission’s proposals for managing fisheries in the Indian Ocean. MEPs rejected new rules on the management, conservation and control measures…
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Defending sustainable shark fisheries
European industry body Europêche made an appearance at the European Parliament (EP) to participate in the public hearing on the Stop Finning, Stop The Trade initiative, making it clear that the European Union…
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…