New study discusses the fairness of access fees paid by EU boat owners A study, supported by Pew and published by the scientific paper Plos One, discusses EU fishing agreements. Based on data from 1980 to 2012, the Uni... 12/01/2014
Cabo Verde and EU start renegotiating their FPA Cape Verde and the EU have started talks for a new fisheries agreement protocol that should enter into force in 2014, announced Cape Verde Prime Mi... 12/01/2014
LDRAC and COMHAFAT will collaborate to improve good governance in fisheries In May 2013 the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean (ATLAFCO/COMHAFAT), an inter-gove... 12/01/2014
EU fleet reflagged to Morocco contributes to small pelagic overexploitation Last month, most of the public attention was on the approval, amid controversy, of the EU–Morocco FPA protocol by the European Parliament, which al... 12/01/2014
Pacific: Regional meeting to cut overfishing offers disappointing results At the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the main controversial issue was to find measures to reduce... 12/01/2014
Executive Brief Update 2013: Tuna sector: Issues and challenges 1. Background and key issuesThe EU is the largest world market for tuna products, which are sold ma... 16/12/2013
EU–Pacific fisheries strategy raises hopes and concerns The majority of MEPs voted in favour of the report on “a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region”. After the vote, European Parliam... 10/11/2013
Despite their importance, fisheries are not yet a priority for many African countries An interview with Sloans Chimatiro, Senior Fisheries Advisor, NEPAD Dr Sloans Chimatiro has been Senior Fisheries Advisor at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency since 2006. Dr Chimatiro... 10/11/2013
Mozambique to build up its own tuna fleet Various press sources announced that Mozambique has ordered 30 vessels from a French shipyard: 24 fishing vessels – a mixture of trawlers and longl... 10/11/2013
EP development committee stresses EU–Côte d’Ivoire FPA funds should be ‘coordinated’ with 11th European Development Fund (EDF) At the opening of the EU–Côte d’Ivoire FPA first joint committee, Côte d’Ivoire fisheries minister wished that “beyond the financial contribution o... 10/11/2013