The recently released Guidance on Monitoring Marine Litter in European Seas establishes harmonised methods for monitoring marine litter based on developments in research and Member States' efforts to improve data and assessment comparability.
The European Commission has adopted the 12th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities. The updated list renews the inclusion of two yards located in Türkiye and one yard located in the USA, after 5 years on the list.
EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2024 for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
The EU and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2024 for more than 85 total allowable catches (TACs) in the Northeast Atlantic.
Rivers in Europe are heavily fragmented. There are thousands of unused and unwanted dams and artificial barriers around Europe, vestiges of human activities of the past century. They are destroying the health of rivers, impacting freshwater biodiversity, posing increasing risk to communities and undermining climate resilience.
The “Blue careers for a sustainable blue economy” call made available nearly EUR 7.5 million to contribute to the development of the next generation of blue skills and to provide opportunities for attractive and sustainable maritime careers.
The Commission has taken another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH.
The European Commission has adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities, which now contains 48 yards.
On 31 May the high-level event Mission ‘Restore our ocean and waters by 2030 - the Mediterranean lighthouse in action’ presented the political commitments made by the Mediterranean countries to the Mission.
The Commission has presented five legislative proposals to modernise EU rules on maritime safety and prevent water pollution from ships.
The Commission has published an assessment of the marine environment monitoring programmes reported by the Member States. The assessment, together with a detailed report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), gives an overview of where, how often and what is monitored under the Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD).
Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2023-2024 work programme, the European Commission has launched new calls for 2023 worth over €600 million to support research and innovation under the five EU Missions – Adaptation to Climate Change, Cancer, Restore our Ocean and Waters, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and A Soil Deal for Europe.
The Commission has decided to identify Cameroon as a non-cooperating country in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, giving it a so-called ‘red card'.
Today, the EU has concluded an agreement with the United Kingdom on the fishing opportunities for 2023 for fish stocks shared bilaterally with the UK in the North-East Atlantic.
A very successful and insightful second edition of #Hack4Oceans was held this November 2022.
The EU Fish Market is a comprehensive analysis of the global and EU fishery and aquaculture market. If you want to discover more about what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what the main trends are, then have a look at the yearly report prepared by EUMOFA
The EU has concluded consultations with the north-east Atlantic coastal states and trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway on the joint management of shared fish stocks in 2023.
The Council of fisheries ministers has agreed on fishing opportunities for 2023 for the fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak, including deep-sea stocks for 2023 and 2024.
EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
On 10 December 2022, we mark the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), concluded at Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1982.
