The European Commission has expressed its satisfaction at the outcome of the 10th Annual Commission meeting of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) held in Namibia on December 9th-13th.
Deadline for submissions: 20 January 2014
The European Parliament has today given its consent to a new four year Protocol to the EU's Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Morocco.
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) held its 10th plenary session from 2 to 6 December 2013 in Cairns, Australia.
At its 23rd Regular Meeting, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 18-25th November, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) reconfirmed its commitment to following the best available science and improving its scientific knowledge base.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) today elected its Chair for the next two-year term. ICCAT Contracting Parties unanimously supported the appointment of Mr Stefaan Depypere, Head of the EU Delegation to ICCAT and Director in the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission.
Speech by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, at the Annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Cape Town, South Africa
Delegations from the European Union (EU) and the Seychelles have today successfully initialled a Fishery Access Agreement at a meeting in Victoria, Seychelles, which will allow Seychelles flagged vessels to continue fishing operations in the waters of Mayotte. These waters will become EU waters when Mayotte becomes an outermost region of the EU on 1 January 2014.
Ahead of the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to be held in Cape Town on 18-25th November 2013, the European Commission has reemphasised the importance of ICCAT continuing to manage fish stocks in a way that allows for sustainable yield for fishermen and ensures a stable flow of products to the markets.
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The European Commission has expressed its disappointment at the failure of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to reach agreement on the establishment of marine protected areas in Antarctica at its 23rd Annual Meeting held in Hobart, Australia, from 23rd October to 1st November.
Organised under the auspices of the upcoming Greek Presidency, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, will host an international conference on sustainable fishing capacity management, with the participation of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 13-14 March 2014.
The European Commission has welcomed the completion of negotiations on a new agreement between the European Union and Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the waters of the Skagerrak.
A meeting of Coastal States (European Union, Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway) was held in London on the 23rd and 24th October under the chairmanship of the European Union to discuss management measures for 2014 for the mackerel stock in the North-East Atlantic. The meeting was also attended by observers from Greenland and the Russian Federation.
The European Commission has welcomed the outcome of the first meeting of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) held in Melbourne, Australia, on 18 and 19 October 2013. Several key decisions were taken on the setting up of the organisation and intersessional work that will lead to a fully operational organisation.
The European Commission welcomes the decision by the governing body of Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) which paves the way for the EU to join the organisation as a member.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of October will take place in Luxembourg on 17th October 2013. The meeting will focus solely on fisheries affairs and the Commission will be represented by Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki.
The European Commission has today expressed its satisfaction at the European Parliament's vote in favour of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania.
The European Commission has expressed its satisfaction at the outcome of the North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation's (NAFO) annual meeting which took place from 23 to 27 September in Halifax, Canada.
The European Union (EU) is pleased with the outcome of the Joint Committee meeting, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on 17th and 18th September, within the framework of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania for 2012-2014.
