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.
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Healthy oceans are fundamental for a healthy climate – which is why governments need to do more to protect them, EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for environment, maritime affairs and fisheries, said at the Oceans Day conference in Paris today. With oceans under increasing pressure, not least from climate change itself, Mr Vella made the case for better managed oceans as a way to return them to good health and support their role as climate regulators.
The need for economic advice in fisheries management keeps increasing while the tools to produce this advice keep evolving.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the UK's maritime sector and especially its fisheries and aquaculture industry. Roughly €310 million will be made available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the period 2014-2020, €243 million of which are EU funds.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Portuguese maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly €506 million available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 include about €392 million of EU funding.
Today the Commission adopted an ambitious new Circular Economy Package to stimulate Europe's transition towards a circular economy which will boost global competitiveness, foster sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Romanian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 224 million EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 168 million EUR of EU funds.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Italian maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly 978m EUR available for the period 2014-2020 include more than 537m EUR from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
After Sweden (last March) and Finland (May), the Commission has adopted an Action Plan with Lithuania on 26 November to further improve the control of Baltic fisheries.
Advertising fish products from the EU in the rest of the world has never been easier. Beside the promotional measures contemplated by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, new funds are being released to producer organisations, trade organisations and public bodies to sponsor their products and disseminate information abroad on the goodness of European fisheries products, both wild and farmed. Campaigns need to include at least another European food product, and products will feature the label: Enjoy, it's from Europe". Calls to be launched early in 2016.
The Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for 2016 for the Black Sea.
The annual meeting (Malta 10-17 November 2015) of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas adopted a number of important proposals suggested by the EU toward more sustainable tuna fisheries. See a special infographic on EU and ICCAT.
The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Spanish maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The roughly € 1.6 billion available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 include about € 1.2 billion of EU funding.
On 16th November, a new Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between EU and Mauritania has been signed.
Ministers of Maritime Affairs from 43 Mediterranean countries agreed to work more closely together and promote growth, jobs and investments in the marine and maritime sectors. Read the joint declaration.
The Common Fisheries Policy obliges Member States to adjust their fleets' capacity to the fishing opportunities available to them. Member States continue to make progress to this aim, the Report shows.
The European Commission proposes fish quotas (Total Allowable Catches) for 2016 for the Atlantic and the North Sea and an increase in fishing opportunities to help fishermen in the transition to the new obligation to land all catches.
The Commission proposes to maintain or increase the fish quotas for 35 stocks, and reduce catches for 28 stocks on the basis of the scientific advice received.
