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
EU and Senegal extend fisheries partnership The European Union and the Republic of Senegal have agreed on a new fisheries partnership agreement proposal. The proposed 5-year protocol fixes fi... 15/06/2014
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
“A tuna vessel will come to the port if the port is well equipped” An interview with Philippe Michaud, President of the Seychelles Fishing Authority Philippe Michaud is an economist, and has been actively involved in the Seychelles fisheries for 30 years. He is currently a technical advisor... 04/05/2014
An SFPA could be in the mutual interest of the EU and Liberia The EC has published an ex ante evaluation of a possible EU–Liberia FPA and protocol to focus on tuna. Currently, there are no vessels authorised t... 27/04/2014
Spain takes the lead in the EU for fighting IUU fishing For the first time in the EU, the Spanish ministry in charge of fisheries has imposed financial penalties and disqualification on Spanish crew memb... 27/04/2014
EU –Pacific relations over VDS remain tense At a meeting of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA), it was highlighted that, “By requiring foreign fishing companies to adhere to the vessel... 27/04/2014
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
Senegal : Dakar seeks “a steady supply” for its tuna processing plants The EC announced that the second round of negotiations between Senegal and the EU for signing a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA)... 27/04/2014