Retrospective and prospective evaluation on the common fisheries policy, excluding its international dimension</h1> <article> <h1>Retrospective and prospective evaluation on the common fisheries policy, excluding its international dimension</h1> <p>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:42:00 +0200</p> A new study is on-line </article> <article> <h1>Fighting IUU fishing internationally</h1> <p>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:24:00 +0100</p> European Commission Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Press point / Brussels 15 November 2012 Today, the Commission adopted a Decision indicating to 8 third countries that their track record in tackling illegal fishing is insufficient. </article> <article> <h1>Fighting IUU fishing internationally</h1> <p>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:24:00 +0100</p> European Commission Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Press point / Brussels 15 November 2012 Today, the Commission adopted a Decision indicating to 8 third countries that their track record in tackling illegal fishing is insufficient. </article> <article> <h1>New protocol to the EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement initialled in Nouakchott (Mauritania)</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, initialled on 26 July a 2-year Fisheries Partnership Protocol (FPA) between the EU and Mauritania.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ex-post evaluation of the current Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kiribati, and ex-ante evaluation...</h1> <p>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>New study on-line</p> </article> <article> <h1>Making Regional Fisheries Management Organisations fit for the future</h1> <p>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the Conference: RFMOs (Regional Fisheries Management Organisations) – Fit for the Future, Brussels</p> </article> <article> <h1>1 June 2012 | Conference: Regional Fisheries Management Organisations RFMO's - Fit for the future, Brussels, Belgium</h1> <p>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> </article> <article> <h1>Regional Fisheries Management Organizations: Fit for the future</h1> <p>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200</p> <p>On 1 June, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki will host a full day event to discuss on how Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) need to manage ...</p> </article> <article> <h1>Joint statement by European Union Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki and United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmposphere Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D.</h1> <p>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200</p> <p>As European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, we come together this week to advance our shared goals of healthy oceans and seafood, prosperous ...</p> </article> <article> <h1>Oceans and Seas: our common future</h1> <p>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the hearing at the PECH Committee of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU/US cooperation against illegal fishing worldwide</h1> <p>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>On 30 May, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, and her guest, Dr Jane Lubchenco, US Under-Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, will participate in a European Parliament hearing on EU/US cooperation at the international level to promote sustainable fisheries management in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and other international fora.</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU to press for improved fisheries management in the Mediterranean and Black Seas</h1> <p>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) will meet in Morocco, Marrakesh from 14 to 19 May 2012. The European Commission represents the EU at the meeting.</p> </article> <article> <h1>A stable step towards sustainable fishing in the Indian Ocean</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) 16th Annual Meeting (22-26 April 2012, Australia)</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: closure of the Mauritania pelagic fishery</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission has decided to close the pelagic fishery by EU vessels in the waters of Mauritania as of today, as the annual EU quota set at 252,654 tonnes is nearly exhausted.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commissioner Damanaki in Rabat to launch the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol</h1> <p>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, was in Rabat, Morocco, on 20-21 April to launch the the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commissioner Maria Damanaki visits Latvia</h1> <p>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Commissioner Maria Damanaki, in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will visit Latvia on 19 April 2012.</p> </article> <article> <h1>New Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritius</h1> <p>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Union and Mauritius initialed today a new Fishery Partnership Agreement (FPA) and Protocol.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Joint Statement of Commissioner Damanaki and Norwegian Minister Berg-Hansen on mackerel</h1> <p>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, on behalf of the European Union, and Lisbehth Berg-Hansen, Minister of Fisheries, on behalf of Norway, have expressed their disappointment and grave concern following the inconclusive outcome of the meeting on mackerel fishery in the North-East Atlantic, held in Reykjavik from 14 to 16 February 2012 between the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (the so-called coastal states).</p> </article> <article> <h1>New Protocol to EU - Guinea Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement</h1> <p>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Union and Guinea Bissau agreed today on a new Protocol to implement the EU/Guinea Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: catch limits agreed for jack mackerel in the South Pacific</h1> <p>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission is generally satisfied with the outcome of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Third Preparatory Conference, which just ended in Santiago, Chile.</p> </article> <article> <h1>New Protocol to Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Greenland</h1> <p>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The EU and Greenland reached agreement today on a new Protocol to implement the EU/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement. This Protocol will enter into force on 1 January 2013 and will be valid for a period of 3 years.</p> </article> <article> <h1>New study on-line</h1> <p>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>Sectoral study of the tuna sector in the EU</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Commission welcomes adoption of the 2011 UN resolution for Sustainable Fisheries</h1> <p>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission welcomes the adoption of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on sustainable fisheries.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ex-ante evaluation of existing conditions in the fisheries sector in Mauritius with a view to concluding a new fisheries partnership agreement and protocol</h1> <p>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>New study on-line</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU promotes ambitious plans to protect tunas and swordfish in the Atlantic and Mediterranean</h1> <p>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is holding its 22nd Regular Meeting in Istanbul from 11 to 19 of November 2011.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of November 2011</h1> <p>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 14 November (starting at 10.00 am). It will be chaired by Mr Marek Sawicki, Polish Minister for Agriculture & Rural Development.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission proposes fishing opportunities, for 2012, for fish stocks under international agreements</h1> <p>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission today presented its proposal for fishing opportunities, for 2012, for fish stocks managed together with third countries such as Norway or through Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) across the world's oceans.</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Union ratifies Convention establishing a Fisheries Organisation in the South Pacific</h1> <p>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Union has ratified the Convention setting up a new Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO), which, once it enters into force, will govern the fishing activities in the high seas of the South Pacific.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Renewal of fisheries agreement EU/Guinea Bissau</h1> <p>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission has today adopted formal proposals for a new one-year protocol to the fisheries agreement with Guinea Bissau, agreed by the two parties on 16 June 2011.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The EU pleased with NAFO’s continued commitment to the conservation of international fish stocks and the protection of Atlantic ecosystems</h1> <p>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Thanks to the continued commitment of the European Union to follow scientific advice and its close cooperation with partner countries, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted science-based, precautionary measures...</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ex-post evaluation of the current protocol to fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and Solomon Islands</h1> <p>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>New study on-line</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ex-post evaluation of the current protocol to fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and Federated States of Micronesia</h1> <p>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>New study on-line</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Commissioner Maria Damanaki visits the USA</h1> <p>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki is currently visiting the USA. She will be in Washington DC until 9 September 2011.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: European Union and United States agree to strengthen cooperation to combat illegal fishing</h1> <p>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0200</p> <p>A historic statement pledging bilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, known as IUU fishing, will be signed today in Washington by Maria Damanaki, ...</p> </article> <article> <h1>Renewal of fisheries agreement protocol EU/Guinea Bissau</h1> <p>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Union initialled today a new one-year protocol to the fisheries agreement with Guinea Bissau.</p> </article> <article> <h1>CCAMLR Scientific Scholarship Scheme</h1> <p>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Scholarships available to early career scientist to participate in the scientific work of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Significant Decisions in General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (9-14 May 2011, Rome)</h1> <p>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>The 35th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), took place between 9 and 14 May 2011 at the FAO headquarters in Rome. It was attended by delegates from 22 Members, as well as observers from non-GFCM Member nations and representatives from intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations.</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Parliament plenary debate</h1> <p>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the European Parliament plenary session</p> <p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/damanaki/20110405.mp4">Video</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Bluefin tuna: Commissioner Damanaki wants Libyan fishery temporarily suspended</h1> <p>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Given the current exceptional situation in Libya, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki has expressed serious doubts about the capacity of the Libyan authorities to ensure full compliance with and enforcement of the measures established by ICCAT for the purposes of conserving bluefin tuna.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: results of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting</h1> <p>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The 15th Plenary Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 to 22 March. A three-day meeting of the IOTC Compliance Committee had preceded the plenary. The Plenary outcome was rather disappointing for the EU. While...</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission welcomes agreement reached on sustainable management of redfish in the Irminger Sea (NE Atlantic)</h1> <p>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>After more than a decade of ineffective measures to ensure the sustainability of the redfish fisheries in the Irminger Sea (waters between Iceland and Greenland in the NEAFC Convention Area), the Coastal States (Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland) along with the European Union and Norway reached agreement in Reykjavik on 17 March on multi-annual interim conservation and management measures for deep and shallow pelagic redfish in the Irminger Sea. These measures, based on an EU proposal, will be applied with immediate effect.</p> </article> <article> <h1>General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Agreement Area</h1> <p>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the European Parliament plenary session</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement</h1> <p>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the European Parliament plenary session</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: EU initials extension of the fisheries protocol with Morocco</h1> <p>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission has initialled a 12-month extension of the protocol under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Morocco. The level of fishing opportunities for EU vessels and the corresponding financial contribution to Morocco will remain the same as in the 2007 protocol, which expired on February 27, 2011. This one year period will be used to asses the data and information obtained from the Moroccan authorities about the regional impacts of the protocol and to define next steps.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission proposal to extend fisheries partnership agreement protocol with Morroco for one year</h1> <p>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The Commission adopted on 11 February, a proposal for a draft negotiating mandate, addressed to the Council for a transitional, time-limited renewal of the Fisheries Parrtnership Agreement Protocol. </p> </article> <article> <h1>EU initials new fisheries protocol with Cape Verde</h1> <p>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>On 22 December, the European Commission on behalf of the European Union initialled a new three-year protocol under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Cape Verde setting fishing possibilities for EU vessels in Cape Verde's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), along with other conditions. The new protocol foresees a total EU financial contribution of EUR 435,000, and will come into force when the present protocol expires, on 1 September.</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Commission: Summary of the results of the 2011 ICCAT annual meeting</h1> <p>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>On Saturday 27 November the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) closed.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Press statement by EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki, after the ICCAT annual meeting in Paris which closed on Saturday 27 November</h1> <p>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:41:00 +0100</p> <p>"This year's ICCAT meeting has produced results which represent a step in the right direction for sustainable management of bluefin tuna and other species. This is important not just for ICCAT waters and stocks, but for fisheries management globally, and for the EU as a whole.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of November 2010</h1> <p>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The Agriculture & Fisheries Council will meet in Brussels on Monday 29 November (starting at 10 a.m.) and (if necessary) Tuesday 30 November. It will be chaired for the Agriculture issues by Mrs Sabine Laruelle, ...</p> </article> <article> <h1>The EU's biodiversity policy – what future for marine ecosystem?</h1> <p>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:08:00 +0100</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the conference "International Year of Biodiversity: The Day After and the Greek Reality", Athens, Greece</p> </article> <article> <h1>ICCAT: EU tables ambitious proposals to protect sharks</h1> <p>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>At the annual meeting of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) being held this week in Paris, the EU has tabled proposals for two new recommendations prohibiting fishing for porbeagle and thresher and hammerhead sharks. The EU is also working with the USA and other members of ICCAT on a third proposal which would set precautionary catch limits for shortfin mako sharks. Together, these proposals provide an opportunity to make substantial progress in bringing the management of shark fisheries in the ICCAT convention area into line with scientific advice.</p> </article> <article> <h1>CCAMLR meeting agrees innovative measures to protect Antarctic krill</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission welcomes a number of forward-looking measures to protect fish stocks decided by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources (CCAMLR) at its annual meeting in Hobart, Australia, which closed today 5 November.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The three S: Sourcing - Sustainable -Seafood</h1> <p>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</p> <p>Speech by Commissioner Maria Damanaki at the INTERFISH Business Forum meeting in Moscow (Russia) on 28 October 2010.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Statement by Commissioner Damanaki on the ICCAT Annual Meeting and bluefin tuna</h1> <p>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:19:00 +0200</p> <p>It has been for several years now that the state of the bluefin tuna stock remains a cause for major concern. Despite the efforts made so far, in particular by the EU, and the progress achieved, there are still open questions regarding how we can ensure the long sustainability of the species. This, in turn, is the only way by which our fishermen can keep on with their activity.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commissioner Damanaki to discuss EU-Russia cooperation in Moskow</h1> <p>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:49:00 +0200</p> <p class="5Normal">Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki will start a two-day visit to Russia on 28 October. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Working together for a bright future for the Arctic</h1> <p>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:10:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Damanaki at the Arctic Futures symposium in Brussels, 15 October 2010. </article> <article> <h1>The EU welcomes NAFO's unprecedented precautionary measures for the conservation of international fish stocks</h1> <p>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:54:00 +0200</p> <p>Thanks to the European Union’s determination to follow scientific advice strictly, and also thanks to the close cooperation with partner countries, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted unprecedented precautionary measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks under its purview at its Annual Meeting held in Halifax, Canada, on 20-24 September 2010.</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU to advocate sustainable tuna fishing at meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)</h1> <p>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:54:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission will represent the EU at the annual meeting of the IATTC which starts today and goes on to 1 October 2010 in Antigua, Guatemala.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The EC pays € 64 million as part of the annual contribution of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Mauritania</h1> <p>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:43:00 +0200</p> <p>On 4 August 2010, the European Commission paid € 64 million as part of the annual financial contribution of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) with Mauritania. This contribution includes a first component to pay for the cost of access of EU vessels to Mauritanian waters (€ 55 million) and a second component to support the partner country's fisheries sector (€ 9 million).</p> </article> <article> <h1>European Union signs high-seas fishery resource convention</h1> <p>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:33:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Union is now a signatory to an important regional fisheries management convention which, once it enters into force, will ensure that fishing from western Australia to South America is subject to agreed international rules.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Bluefin tuna: Commission closes the purse seine fishery</h1> <p>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:58:00 +0200</p> <p>Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries decided to close the bluefin tuna fishery to purse seiners in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic, due to the exhaustion of the quotas allocated to them. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Bilateral talks: New protocol with the Republic of Seychelles</h1> <p>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:57:00 +0200</p> <p>The protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Seychelles has just been renewed for a 3-year period starting in January 2011.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Reviewing an important governance tool for fisheries in the high seas - the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:51:00 +0200</p> <p>The EU and other fishing nations from around the world met at the United Nations Headquarters in New York last week to assess the progress made in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks... </p> </article> <article> <h1>Review Conference on the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, New York, 24 – 28 May 2010</h1> <p>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:51:00 +0200</p> <p>The EU and other fishing nations from around the world met at the United Nations Headquarters in New York last week to assess the progress made in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Statement by the European Commission on CITES vote on bluefin tuna</h1> <p>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:00 +0100</p> "We are disappointed with the outcome of the CITES meeting as regards the EU proposal for a listing in Appendix I of bluefin tuna. The EU proposal was a strong commitment towards a sustainable future for the bluefin tuna and for fishermen. </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Unprecedented progress in protection of Indian Ocean fish stocks thanks to EU leadership</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +0100</p> <p>Strides forward were made last week by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission for the protection of the fish stocks in the Indian Ocean, such as tropical tunas and shark stocks. The parties agreed among others on an enhanced system for control and compliance, on introducing a time/area closure and on forbidding sharks from the thresher family from being taken or kept on board. </p> </article> <article> <h1>European Commission proposes that EU support ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna</h1> <p>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:35:00 +0100</p> The European Commission today proposed that the European Union should press for a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna to enter into force within the next year. The Commission is deeply concerned that overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna driven largely by international trade is seriously depleting stocks of the species. </article> <article> <h1>Commission welcomes joined EU/Norway initiative on mackerel management</h1> <p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:10:00 +0100</p> <p>After lengthy consultations over recent months, the European Union and Norway have struck a crucial long-term agreement on mackerel management in the North-East Atlantic, which provides both for stable quota shares and for agreed access arrangements for their respective fleets over a ten-year period. </p> </article> <article> <h1>EU and Faeroe Islands agree on fishing possibilities for 2010</h1> <p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:59:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission, negotiating on behalf of the European Union, and the Faeroe Islands have agreed on the levels of fishing possibilities in each other's waters, as well as access provisions for blue whiting for 2010. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Entry into force of new system to better control fisheries and fight against illegal fishing</h1> <p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:33:00 +0100</p> On 1 January 2010, a set of new, strong rules will enter into force to bolster the control system of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy.<strong> </strong>These rules will give the EU and its Member States new and powerful tools not only to protect the resources of our seas and oceans from unscrupulous operators, but also to protect the livelihoods of honest fishermen who would otherwise be exposed to unfair competition. </article> <article> <h1>Commission agrees with Faeroe Islands to fight illegal fishing</h1> <p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:18:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission has signed an administrative cooperation agreement with Faroe Islands which marks a new step in the parties' efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Commission proposes that the Council denounce the EU-Guinea Fisheries Partnership Agreement</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:17:00 +0100</p> <p>The political situation in the Republic of Guinea prompted the European Commission to withdraw its proposal on the signing of a fisheries partnership agreement between the European Union and Guinea (see <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/news_and_events/press_releases/201009/index_en.htm">MEX/09/1021</a> <strong>).</strong> Commissioner Joe Borg, responsible for maritime affairs and fisheries, informed the EU Presidency and the European Parliament of this intention and received their backing. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission agrees with Canada and Iceland to fight illegal fishing</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission has just signed two administrative cooperation agreements with Canada and Iceland which mark a new step in the parties' efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: EU/Norway consultations for 2010 – a real missed opportunity</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:00 +0100</p> After several weeks of negotiations between the European Union and Norway on bilateral fisheries arrangements for 2010, including arrangements on mackerel, the two Parties, at their latest meeting in Bergen (Norway), were unable to agree mutually satisfactory arrangements for their fishermen. </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Commission welcomes ICCAT’s decisive action to save bluefin tuna and other marine species</h1> <p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:11:00 +0100</p> Yesterday the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), which met near Recife, Brazil, adopted a number of new multi-annual management plans which align fishing opportunities with the latest scientific opinions. </article> <article> <h1>Commission welcomes the creation of a new fisheries management organisation for the South Pacific high seas</h1> <p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:00 +0100</p> The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of a Convention for the setting up of a new regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), to manage non-tuna fish stocks in the south Pacific, in Auckland, New Zealand. </article> <article> <h1>ICCAT: a step forward in the conservation of Mediterranean swordfish</h1> <p>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11:00 +0100</p> <p>Today, at the 2009 Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) currently taking place in Brazil, the EU will present a new proposal which would lead to substantial progress in the conservation and management of swordfish in the Mediterranean.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission agrees with New Zealand and the United States to fight illegal fishing</h1> <p>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:00 +0100</p> <p>Last week, the European Commission signed two administrative cooperation agreements with New Zealand and the United States which mark a new step in the parties' efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: opening of crucial meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)</h1> <p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:07:00 +0100</p> Tomorrow will see the opening of the Annual Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Recife, Brazil. Key issues on the table for the EU are how to ensure the recovery of Atlantic bluefin tuna, in particular by reducing the total allowable catches (TAC) and fishing capacity, the strengthening of compliance with ICCAT rules and the adoption of the right science-based measures for all fish stocks. </article> <article> <h1>Commission welcomes agreement on innovative measures at meeting on the conservation of Antarctic marine resources</h1> <p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:00 +0100</p> <p>The European Commission has welcomed the positive outcome of the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which has now concluded its deliberations in Tasmania, Australia.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Statement by Commissioner Borg on the withdrawal of the Commission's proposal for a fisheries agreement with Guinea</h1> <p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:07:00 +0200</p> <p>This morning, I informed the EU fisheries ministers at the Council meeting in Luxembourg that, in the light of the recent tragic events in the Republic of Guinea, I would be asking the Commission to initiate the necessary procedures to withdraw the proposal to adopt the current Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol with Guinea. </p> </article> <article> <h1>EU concludes Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Solomon Islands</h1> <p>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:06:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has initialled a new Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Solomon Islands. This agreement replaces the current one between the two Parties, which entered into force in October 2006. The new agreement covers a period of 3 years and provides fishing possibilities exclusively for tuna for EU vessels fishing in the waters of the Solomon Islands.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Commission welcomes NAFO agreement on conservation measures</h1> <p>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:16:00 +0200</p> The Commission is broadly satisfied with the progress achieved in the annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, which took place in Bergen, Norway, from 21 to 25 September 2009. </article> <article> <h1>Commission statement on the decision by Member States not to support Monaco's proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna</h1> <p>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:12:00 +0200</p> Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas regrets the decision today by EU Member States not to give their support to a proposal to temporarily ban international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). </article> <article> <h1>Commission recommends provisional EU support for Monaco's proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna in CITES Convention</h1> <p>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:04:00 +0200</p> The European Commission shares many of the concerns expressed by Monaco about the state of the stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna, and has agreed that the EU could provisionally co-sponsor Monaco's proposal requesting the listing of bluefin tuna in CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) appendix 1. </article> <article> <h1>Agreed record with Norway on implementation of the IUU Regulation</h1> <p>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:23:00 +0200</p> <p>Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a worldwide phenomenon with disastrous environmental and socio-economic impacts, threatening the sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources and marine biodiversity. It also has serious overall consequences for coastal countries, which lose out on their marine resources to illegal operators.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commissioner Borg: "International agreement on Port State control standards is a major blow to pirate fishing"</h1> <p>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:45:00 +0200</p> The European Commission has welcomed the successful conclusion today at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of negotiations to establish an international agreement on port state measures as part of the global fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. </article> <article> <h1>Reforming the Common Fisheries Policy: the journey ahead</h1> <p>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:19:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the Plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, 15 July 2009 </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: Tuna governance advances, but capacity is still 'the' issue</h1> <p>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:23:00 +0200</p> The European Commission welcomes the strong endorsement given by the international community to the 'Kobe process' to improve and streamline international management of high-seas tuna fisheries at a meeting in San Sebastian, Spain, which closed earlier today. </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: EU hosts meeting on future of global tuna fisheries</h1> <p>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:21:00 +0200</p> The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, will today welcome representatives to the opening of the Second Joint Meeting of the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) in San Sebastian, Spain. </article> <article> <h1>The Common Fisheries Policy: charting the course ahead</h1> <p>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:29:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels, 29 June 2009 </article> <article> <h1>Questions and Answers on Regional Fisheries Management Organisations</h1> <p>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:18:00 +0200</p> What are Regional Fisheries Management Organisations? </article> <article> <h1>The Common Fisheries Policy: charting the course ahead</h1> <p>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:44:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at European Policy Centre Policy Dialogue on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy, Brussels, 16 June 2009 </article> <article> <h1>Paving the way towards a sustainable economy</h1> <p>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:48:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the Seychelles Forum 2009, Mahe, Seychelles, 18 May 2009 </article> <article> <h1>Challenges of globalisation: working together to strengthen global governance of the oceans</h1> <p>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:49:00 +0200</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the National Europe Centre, Australian National University. Canberra, 13 May 2009 </article> <article> <h1>European Commission gives guarded reaction to outcome of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting</h1> <p>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +0200</p> <p>The Commission is disappointed that the significant steps taken in some areas by the 13th session of the <a href="#1">Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)</a> in Bali (Indonesia) from 30 March to 3 April 2009 have been offset by a failure to make progress in others.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Fisheries: EU shows its full commitment to bluefin tuna conservation</h1> <p>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:15:00 +0200</p> Today the Council adopted a Regulation to transpose into Community law the new multi-annual recovery plan for Eastern bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) at its annual meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, in November 2008. </article> <article> <h1>North East Atlantic: Only limited progress made to protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems</h1> <p>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:24:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission has welcomed with mixed feelings the outcome of the meeting of Heads of Delegation of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) held in London last week, attended by the European Union, Iceland, Denmark in respect of the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, Norway and the Russian Federation.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission deeply concerned about Iceland's unilateral mackerel quota</h1> <p>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:00 +0200</p> <p>The European Commission has expressed its serious concern at the recent action by Iceland to declare a unilateral mackerel quota of 112 000 tonnes for 2009.</p> </article> <article> <h1>EU proposes measures for Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to safeguard tuna and sharks</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +0100</p> <p>The EU has tabled ambitious proposals in view of this year's annual meeting of the <a href="http://www.iotc.org" target="_blank">Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)</a>, which will take place in Bali from 30 March to 3 April 2009.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Commission pushes for strong measures to protect sensitive marine habitats in the North East Atlantic</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:18:00 +0100</p> <p>At the initiative of the EU, the Heads of Delegation of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (<a href="#1">NEAFC</a>) meet in London this week to consider concrete NEAFC measures to implement the UN General Assembly resolution on vulnerable marine ecosystems.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Combating Piracy: Strength in Unity</h1> <p>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:01:00 +0100</p> Speech by Commissioner Joe Borg at the Seminar on piracy and armed robbery against shipping, Brussels, 21 January 2009 </article> </main></body></html>