Press releases
15 November 2012
15 November 2012
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The European Commission has stepped up its action to fight illegal fishing worldwide by warning eight third countries that they risk being identified as countries it considers non-cooperative in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The countries in question are Belize, Cambodia, Fiji, Guinea, Panama, Sri Lanka, Togo and Vanuatu.
12 November 2012
12 November 2012
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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) is holding its annual meeting in Agadir, Morocco, from 12 to 19 of November 2012. In this annual meeting the European Commission, which represents the EU, is hoping to build on the success of last year's negotiations which included decisions on multi-annual management measures for Mediterranean Swordfish and Tropical Tuna along with protection measures for silky shark and seabirds based on best available science.
7 November 2012
7 November 2012
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Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will be in Rome, Italy, on 8 November 2012 for a series of meetings with high-level personalities and organisations on key fisheries issues.
5 November 2012
5 November 2012
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Avec le principal soutien financier de l’Union européenne, les scientifiques du monde entier spécialistes des thons tropicaux ont été accueillis par le Gouvernement de Maurice. Le programme de marquage des thons financé par le Fonds Européen de Développement et mis en œuvre par la Commission de l’Océan Indien sous la supervision de la Commission des Thons de l’Océan Indien (CTOI) est un succès mondial.
5 November 2012
5 November 2012
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The European Commission welcomes a number of positive measures to protect fish stocks decided by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources (CCAMLR), which has now concluded its annual meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
26 October 2012
26 October 2012
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The European Commission is participating as a major benefactor in the Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Symposium (30 October – 2 November 2012), in Grand Baie, Mauritius. The EU supported the research project, the Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Programme (IOTTP), through the European Development Fund (EDF) and between 2002 and 2009 more than 200,000 tuna were tagged and released in various areas of the Indian Ocean. The aim of this project was to know more about the status and population dynamics of the main stocks of tropical tunas in the Indian Ocean.
25 October 2012
25 October 2012
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On the 23 October a meeting was held between the European Fisheries Control Agency and the Croatian Authorities in Split (Croatia) in order to establish a roadmap on their future cooperation in Fisheries control in view to the Croatian accession to the European Union in the next month of July 2013. Croatia will be the 28th Member State to be part of the European and Fisheries has a great socioeconomic importance for the country.
24 October 2012
24 October 2012
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After long negotiations, EU Ministers reached a compromise on the future European fund to support fisheries and maritime affairs. This compromise can be a step forward for the reform of our Common Fisheries Policy.
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