An international conference analyses the external dimension of the reformed CFP A recent report on the 2-day international conference held at the end of January 2014 in Stockholm discussed the implications of the CFP external d... 22/06/2014
Caribbean region closer to adopting a Common Fisheries Policy At the end of a 3-day forum of CARICOM leaders, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) emphasised that the region was closer to adopting... 22/06/2014
Mozambique evaluation study The EC published the ex post evaluation for the existing EU–Mozambique FPA protocol, which allows 43 purse seiners and 32 longliners to fish in the... 22/06/2014
Third-country flagged, Spanish-owned tuna vessels to abide by CFP standards for control The Spanish government and the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) on behalf of Spanish tuna fishing associations (ANABAC and OPAGAC) have si... 15/06/2014
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
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
Farmed shrimp standards finalised at the Aquaculture Stewardship Council After 7 years of development, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has finalised farmed shrimp standards, which set out a series of requiremen... 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