The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt a ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (the strait running between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark).
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of April 2013 will take place in Luxemburg on 22 April 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Philippe de Fontaine-Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Andrew Winbow, Assistant Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
The EU and the Seychelles met in Brussels on 15-17 April 2013, for the second round of negotiations to agree a new Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, which expires in January 2014.
Trialogues are under way between the European Parliament (EP), the Irish Presidency on behalf of the Council and the Commission, with a view to reaching agreement on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Four meetings have taken place and four more are scheduled to follow, during April and May.
The Committee of the Regions, in cooperation with the DG ENTR and DG MARE, is organizing a workshop on "Coastal and maritime tourism in Europe: towards a competitive, innovative and sustainable approach", to be held in Brussels on 29 April 2013.
The third round of negotiations between the European Union and the Republic of Gabon, concerning the renewal of the Protocol and the Annex to their Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA), took place between April 10 and 12, 2013 in Libreville.
The European Fisheries Control Agency is delighted to invite you to a Hearing at the European Parliament entitled `Tools to improve a Culture of Compliance in the European Fisheries - a EFCA contribution´. More information is available on the EFCA website.
Why is the Commission proposing a Framework Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Management?
Today the Commission launched a proposal to improve the planning of maritime activities at sea and the management of coastal areas. The proposal – which takes the form of a draft directive – aims to establish a common European framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management in EU Member States, with a view to ensuring that the growth of maritime and coastal activities and the use of resources at sea and on coasts remain sustainable.
The seven Regional Advisory Councils (RAC) met with the Commission in Brussels on the 1st of March for the first inter-RAC meeting of the year.
The first round of discussions for the renewal of the Protocol of EU – Seychelles Fishing Partnership Agreement was held in Victoria, Seychelles on 6-8 March 2013.
We warmly welcome the decisions at the CITES meeting today to grant extra protection to five shark species threatened by unsustainable international trade.
EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki and Irish Minister Simon Coveney presented an update of current negotiations on the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy to the Chairpersons of Agriculture and Fisheries Committees of the National Parliaments of EU countries at a meeting in Dublin.
The EFCA has adopted its annual report for 2012 at the meeting of the Administrative Board held on 5 of March.
Further to overfishing by Spain of its mackerel quota in 2009, the European Commission has decided on a deduction scheme for future Spanish quotas.
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki will visit Azores and Madeira on 4 and 5 March 2013.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of February took place in Brussels on 25 and 26 February 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of February will take place in Brussels on 25 and 26 February 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The EU-Mauritania Joint Committee, under the current EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Protocol, took place on 19-20 February in Paris.
