On 7 December, the Council of the EU adopted the Regulation opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas for certain fishery products imported into the European Union for the period 2016-2018.

The European Commission has adopted a €51.8 million investment package for the Hungarian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €39.1 million of EU investments. The adopted Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Hungary implement the EU's reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

On 2 December 2015, the European Commission adopted a €68.6 million investment package for the Belgian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €41.7 million of EU investments. The Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Belgium meet the aims of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).

FAO has published the Vacancy Announcement for the IOTC Executive Secretary on its website. Deadline for applications: 11 January 2016

The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Irish maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. More than €239 million will be made available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020, including an EU contribution of €147 million.

What was produced, exported, imported in 2015 and when – or where? Who consumes what? What are the latest trends? A new exhaustive and user-friendly snapshot of the European fisheries and aquaculture industry in 2015 is now online in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

This year's annual meeting of the South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from 30 November to 4 December. The outcome is very satisfactory for the EU, which was again a driving force behind the adoption of the main measures - notably the updating of the system of Observation, Inspection, Compliance and Enforcement as well as all Scientific Committee recommendations, notably the TAC of Patagonian Toothfish and Deep-sea Red Crabs.

The European Commission adopted a key investment package for the French maritime, fisheries and aquaculture industries amounting to roughly €774 million, about €587 million of which of EU funding.