Category: EU Government News
Finning consists of cutting off and keeping the fins of sharks while throwing the shark body overboard to die. The European Commission wants to eradicate the practice of shark finning completely from EU waters and fishing vessels from the EU wherever they operate in the world. The practice has been banned by EU legislation since [...]
The Icelandic/EU/Norway mackerel talks continue without any real signs of closure. Iceland said this weekend that it will have to be offered a larger share of the North Atlantic mackerel quota if the third round of talks due to start in another week are to have any chance of success – the EU/Norway block are [...]
EU Fisheries Commissioner Damanaki is looking for innovative actions when reforming the CFP – but even now she can’t get agreement from some Members States on a much needed recovery plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna. France’s Minister, whose fleet is notorious for overfishing bluefin tuna, is even defending the status quo. What chance CFP reform [...]
Maria Damanaki, the European Fisheries Commissioner will host a key one day conference on the future of fisheries next month and has let it be known she wants real reform when the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) comes into force in January 2013. Last week, she told the European Parliament fisheries committee that reform of [...]
Richard Lochhead is urging Scottish MEPs to sign up to a European Parliament written declaration to remove current loopholes which make European shark finning legislation amongst the weakest in the world. Scotland’s decision last year to ban Special Fishing Permits ban and thus prevent fins being removed from sharks by Scottish vessels when at sea [...]
Maria Damanaki – European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries – Brussels, 28 September 2010 The environmental angle of the Common Fisheries Policy reform Dear President Leinen, Honourable Members, I am really pleased that you have invited me here today to discuss with you the reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy. There is no [...]
Condensed from Maria Damanaki’s – European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries – opening speech 0f 14/09/10 : "Taking science as our starting point" We are at that point in the year where proposals on the coming year’s fishing opportunities are debated and finalised; there will be a lot of debate and, inevitably, some disappointments. [...]
The EC announced on 01/09/10 a decision outlining the criteria necessary to achieve ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) for Europe’s seas the definition of which is a requirement under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive which aims to achieve GES in all EU marine waters by 2020. According to the EC’s Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik “We want [...]
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Marine Social and Economic Data Project 2012
Robust and current data is needed urgently in the marine environment where policy makers are dealing with a number of new legislative requirements such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the development of Marine Spatial Plans and the designation of new Marine Protected Areas. In response to this, EMU Limited in collaboration with the Marine [...]
EU Consultation on invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species whose introduction and/or spread, outside their natural past or present distribution, threatens biological diversity. They may cause serious damage not only to ecosystems but also to crops and livestock, disrupting the local ecology, impacting on human health and producing serious economic effects. While some EU instruments are dealing with [...]
European Marine and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
This consultation seeks views on the European Commission’s proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The European Commission published their proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that will replace the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020. The EMFF is structured around four pillars: Smart, Green [...]
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the introduction of new management measures into the Scottish scallop sector. The aims of the consultation are to help safeguard stocks and more closely align Scottish technical restrictions with those being introduced into English waters by : o Introducing a flat rate 8 dredge per side limit [...]
Future of aquaculture and fisheries
A consultation is underway to support a sustainable future for aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, and the effective management of interactions between these two sectors. The consultation also includes proposals to update enforcement provisions for aquaculture and fisheries, and a review of the approach to cost sharing and charges. The consultation will inform the development of [...]
