The Commission confirms that the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture has today provided a favourable opinion backing a proposal of the European Commission for a Regulation adopting trade measures with regard to the Faroe Islands.
Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki expressed her big disappointment that the Special meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Bremerhaven, Germany, was unable to reach an agreement on the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs).
What is CCAMLR? The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
The European Union wants to see the vulnerable areas around Antarctica better protected in recognition of their global importance.
The European Union and the Union of the Comoros initialled on 5 July a new Protocol to the EU-Comoros Fisheries Partnership Agreement, which will be activated from 1 January 2014, when the current protocol expires.
The European Commission welcomes the results of the 85th meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) held between 10 and 15 June in Veracruz, Mexico.
The European Commission has notified the fisheries authorities of the Faroe Islands of its intention to adopt measures in support of the sustainability of herring fisheries shared with the Faroe Islands.
A new study is on-line.
The European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles initialed on 10 May a new Protocol to the EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation responsible for managing tuna and tuna like species in the Indian Ocean, concluded its annual plenary session on Friday 10 May 2013 in Grande Baie, Mauritius, after five days of discussions, which were preceded by three meeting days dedicated to compliance issues.
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is meeting for its Annual session in Split, Croatia until 18 May 2013.
The European Union and Gabon initialled on 24 April a new Protocol to the EU-Gabon Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
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.
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 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.
The final report is now on-line.
The final report is now on-line.
The EU-Mauritania Joint Committee, under the current EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Protocol, took place on 19-20 February in Paris.
