EU markets driving good governance in fisheries

On Tuesday, 21st of April, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, will hold a debate on how the European Union’s rules and tools in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, control, traceability and labelling can contribute towards better fisheries governance globally.

With the participation of representatives from the Republic of Korea, a coalition of four NGO's (Environmental Justice Foundation, Pew, Oceana and WWF), the British Retail Consortium and the European Fish Processors Association, the debate will take place from 14:30 to 15:30.

Improving consumer information

Visit the European Commission stand to meet our team of experts and take part in short information sessions that will be held each day on the following issues:

• IUU – Fight against the illegal fishing
• Building a culture of compliance in Europe: the work of the European Fisheries Control Agency
• Farmed in the EU – research and innovation to boost aquaculture
• Farmed in the EU – organic aquaculture 
• Farmed in the EU - developing sustainable aquaculture for food security 
• How to label fishery and aquaculture products?
• Which name for which fish? Discover the new data base of commercial designations
• Sanitary conditions and procedures to import into the EU
• Food and Veterinary Office audits, sanitary and phyto-sanitary issues regarding fish
• Hygiene requirements for fisheries products and bivalve molluscs
• Latest development in EU trade policies regarding fisheries
• European Observatory for markets and trade flows
• Fisheries Local Action Groups – Axis 4 in a nutshell

For more information and to register to the information sessions please send an email to the mailbox