News and events
17 July 2013
17 July 2013
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The European Commission has adopted an updated list of vessels that cannot land or sell their fish in the EU as they have been identified as taking part in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The list comprises vessels included in the IUU lists adopted by regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) around the world.
17 July 2013
17 July 2013
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The Council of Agriculture and Fisheries has backed new criteria for fisheries fund allocations. The new system will support compliance with the reformed Common Fisheries Policy and in particular with the objective of increased sustainability. EMFF will be used to co-finance projects alongside national funding streams. The European Commission has welcomed the general approach agreed on July 15, 2013, by the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) running from 2014-2020.
16 July 2013
New study on-line
15 July 2013
15 July 2013
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The European Commission is expected to publish a call for proposals on "Guardians of the Sea" before the end of July 2013. The objective of this initiative is to promote the re-orientation of fishermen and fishing vessels towards activities outside fishing.
The call will be published on the dedicated website
12 July 2013
12 July 2013
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The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of July 2013 will take place in Brussels on 15th July 2013. It will be the first Council under the presidency of Mr Vigilijus Jukna, Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture.
12 July 2013
12 July 2013
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The European Union wants to see the vulnerable areas around Antarctica better protected in recognition of their global importance.
12 July 2013
12 July 2013
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What is CCAMLR? The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
11 July 2013
11 July 2013
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The new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund is one step closer to adoption: in its vote on the Commission's proposal adopted on 10 July 2013, the PECH Committee of the European Parliament endorsed the Commission's call to ensure that the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) becomes the main financial instrument to achieve the ambitious reforms of the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to ensure long-term environmental sustainability and to secure a competitive future for the fisheries sector.
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