AIPCE publishes its 2013 Finfish Study The European Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE–CEP) published their annual Finfish Study in December 2013. It shows that the total sup... 26/01/2014
Nigeria : Structured embargo on frozen small pelagic imports from January 2014 confirmed Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that from January 2014 a gradual embargo will be imposed on fish imports,... 26/01/2014
Increasing numbers of retailers decide to stop selling deep-sea caught species, after massive public campaign In December, the European Parliament voted in favour of a partial ban of bottom trawling in North Atlantic areas that have vulnerable marine ecosys... 26/01/2014
EC ‘yellow card’ for Ghana and South Korea – steps to be taken to avoid blacklisting At the end of November, South Korea, Ghana and Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) were warned by the EC that they should take measures to fight against... 22/12/2013
EU IUU regulation: Fish import bans to be proposed against Guinea, Belize and Cambodia The European Fisheries Commissioner announced at a press conference that, despite the European Commission working closely with Guinea, Belize and C... 22/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013: ACP–EU fisheries: Market access and trade 1. Background and key issuesThere is a growing focus in the ACP on enhancing the contribution of th... 16/12/2013
Pacific–EU EPA trade talks stalled because of tuna issues After the Pacific Trade delegation’s visit to Brussels to discuss the EPA, the Samoa Observer announced that “the possibility of wrapping up the tr... 01/12/2013
EPA negotiations: Viability of Namibian fishing industry at stake? Some in the Namibian fishing sector are worried about its future economic viability if Namibia does not reach an agreement for the completion of th... 01/12/2013
What kind of fish labelling is necessary for EU consumers? Opinions are divided regarding how much information should be provided on the ‘on-pack labelling’ for seafood sold in EU markets, according to Seaf... 25/10/2013
Côte d’Ivoire to improve its access to EU tuna markets At a seminar in September, Côte d’Ivoire fisheries minister, Mr Adjoumani, reassured participants that the government would sign the Economic Partn... 25/10/2013