The European Commission has expressed its disappointment with the outcomes of the 87th Annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which finished on 18 July in Lima, Peru.
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On 19 June 2014, the EU and Madagascar initialled a new 4 year-Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Madagascar, the EU’s second largest one in the Indian Ocean.
The European Commission is satisfied with the results of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at its latest meeting, concluded on 5 June in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Speech by Lowri Evans at the CAMFA Meeting - Ministerial Dialogue on Fisheries and Aquaculture, Addis Ababa, 30 April 2014
EU Spokesperson for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Helene Banner, stated today: "After a very long and complicated negotiating process, the EU completed its internal ratification of the protocol to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement on 16 December 2013.
The European Union and the Republic of Senegal have agreed a new Fisheries Partnership following a successful third round of talks in Dakar, Senegal, on the 24th and 25th April. The five year Protocol fixes the fishing opportunities for EU vessels, the EU's financial contribution, and the terms of support for the Senegalese fisheries sector.
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Following the conclusion of the new Coastal State mackerel agreement, which was signed in London on 12 March, agreement was reached on 13 March between the European Union and the Faroe Islands on reciprocal exchanges of fishing opportunities in each other’s waters for 2014. This agreement follows a period of four years, during which time the Parties had not concluded arrangements, due to the long-standing mackerel dispute.
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The European Commission welcomes the five-year arrangement for mackerel in the North-East Atlantic, which was reached in London on 12 March between the EU, Faroe Islands and Norway.
A new arrangement on the management of shared fish stocks in the North Sea was concluded today in London between the European Union and Norway for 2014.
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A NAFO Intern Program allows students, post graduates or early career individuals from NAFO member countries an opportunity to improve their skills, enhance their experience and learn about NAFO and its activities.
Members of the Moroccan Parliament, who met in plenary on Wednesday 12th February, voted to approve the protocol between Morocco and the EU setting the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the fisheries partnership agreement between the two parties.
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At its second annual meeting, held from 27 to 31 January 2014 in Manta, Ecuador, the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) adopted a series of important conservation and enforcement measures which show its commitment to sustainable fisheries in the region.