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Tourism is undoubtedly an economic backbone of coastal regions. At present about 2.36 million people are employed in the coastal tourism sector, representing 1.1% total EU employment.

Today the European Commission published its report on progress achieved in the Common Fisheries Policy over the last few years and its suggestions for fishing opportunities in EU waters in 2012....

Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the press conference, BERL Press Room, Brussels

The European Commission wants to eradicate the practice of shark finning completely from EU waters and fishing vessels from the EU wherever they operate in the world. Finning consists of cutting off and keeping the fins of sharks while throwing the shark body overboard to die.

The Commission has launched a consultation to explore the way that the integrated maritime policy could be implemented in the Atlantic Ocean sea basin. Closing date: 15/10/2010.

European Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki has welcomed the election of Mr Gerard van Balsfoort as new chairman of the EU's Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA).

Seabirds often lead fishermen to productive fishing grounds; in return, they can often take advantage of the fishermen's operations ...

On May 2 and 3 over 230 people with an interest in fisheries (from Member State administrations, RACs and ACFA, industry, NGO's, members of the European Parliament or representatives of the main EU institutions) gathered in La Coruna, Spain, to take part in a broad stakeholders’ conference discussing some of the main pillars of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the plenary session of ACFA (Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture), Brussels, 9 December 2009
Today the European Commission presented its views on how to set fishing possibilities in EU waters for 2010. A consultation document sets out the approach the Commission intends to take when setting the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and the fishing effort limitations for the coming year.
Today, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper on the future of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The paper analyses the shortcomings of the current Policy and launches a broad public consultation on how these shortcomings should be tackled.

Members

Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA)

The members of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) represent the main branches of the industry – production, processing and trade, in both fisheries and aquaculture as well as consumer groups and organisations dealing with environmental protection and development.

List of members (1 May 2010 to 30 April 2013)

CFP INTEREST GROUPS

SEATS

MEMBERS

The Committee Full MembersAlternate Members

Private shipowners

1

Mr Barrie DEAS

Mr Marc GHIGLIA

Co-operative shipowners

1

Mr Gerard VAN BALSFOORT

Mr  Gérald EVIN

Producer organizations

1

Mr Niels WICHMANN

Mr Jacques  PICHON

Mollusc/shellfish farmers

1

Mr R. FLYNN

Mr D. SORLUT

Fish farmers

1

Mr Arnault CHAPERON

Mr Pier Antonio SALVADOR

Processors

1

Drs Guus PASTOOR

Mr Pierre COMMERE

Traders

1

Mr Peter BAMBERGER

Mr Thomas F. GEOGHEGAN

Fishermen and employees

1

Mr Juan Manuel TRUJILLO CASTILLO

Mr Jacques BIGOT

Consumers

1

Mr J. GODFREY

Ms Celia POTDEVIN

Environment

1

Mr Euan DUNN

Mr M. KNIGGE

Development

1

Mr Xoan LÓPEZ ALVAREZ

Ms Beatrice GOREZ

Working groups

Seats

Chair

Vice-Chair

Group I : Access to fisheries resources and management of fishing activities

2

Mr Javier GARAT PÉREZ

Mr Giampaolo BUONFIGLIO

Group II : Aquaculture: fish, shellfish and molluscs

2

Mr Goulven BREST

Mr Javier OJEDA

Group III : Markets and Trade Policy

2

Dr. Matthias KELLER

Mr Sean O'DONOGHUE

Group IV : General questions: economics and sector analysis

2

Mr José Manuel GIL DE BERNABÉ

Ms A. RODRÍGUEZ
    
Social Sectoral Dialogue Committee Ms Maria José GONZÁLEZMr Flemming SMIDT

 

ACFA chairmen

• Chairman: Gerard VAN BALSFOORT (Europêche)

• Vice-chairman: ---

Bureau chairmen

• Chairman of the Bureau: Dr. M. KELLER (AIPCE)

• First vice-chairman: Mr. F. SMIDT (Sectoral social dialogue committee)