EU partners adopt social clause for fishing agreements The European Transport Workers’ organisation, ETF, and representatives from the fishing industry boat owners’ associations, Europêche and Cogeca, h... 15/06/2014
Should the high seas be closed to fishing? In a scientific article published in PLoS Biology, researchers argue that the best way for dwindling stocks of high-value migratory pelagic species... 25/05/2014
First sustainable Spanish Fisheries Partnership Spain’s number one producer of pre-cooked, frozen seafood products, Congalsa, has become the first Spanish company to join forces with the Sustaina... 25/05/2014
The EU financial instrument for fisheries is finally adopted Putting an end to a 5-year process to reform the CFP, on 16 April 2014 the European Parliament adopted the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EM... 11/05/2014
A leading EU canned tuna brand will only stock “responsibly sourced tuna” from 2015 Greenpeace acclaimed the commitment by a leading canned tuna brand, Oriental & Pacific, to only stock “responsibly sourced tuna” from 2015.The... 11/05/2014
EU is largest global importer of seafood products The first issue of the annual EU Fish Market Report provides a complete overview of seafood (wild caught and farmed products) consumption, trade an... 11/05/2014
EU and other major fishing nations sign a statement on global fishing capacity management At the end of a conference on fishing capacity organised by the EU in Thessaloniki (Greece), the EU and representatives from Colombia, Indonesia, J... 27/04/2014
Legal operators affected by EU blacklisting of Guinea, Belize, Cambodia for non-cooperation against IUU fishing Following a European Commission (EC) proposal, the Council of Fisheries ministers listed Belize, Cambodia and Guinea as countries not cooperating s... 27/04/2014
French tuna fleets pilot new observer scheme with African nations The French frozen tuna producers’ association, Orthongel, is leading the first observer programme with African countries, which could pave the way... 02/03/2014
Strengthening EU fisheries policy coherence with food security The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) published a paper on policy coherence and food security. This followed the European C... 02/03/2014