The European Commission published yesterday a new proposal for a multi-annual management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The Commission’s proposal to ensure the recovery of crucial species, such as hake, mullet and shrimps, is a direct follow-up to the #MedFish4Ever ministerial Declaration from 2017. However, in its current state, the proposal … Read more
Fisheries Restricted Areas (FRAs) are spatial management measures adopted under the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and Black Sea (GFCM) to regulate or restrict demersal fisheries in the high seas. Since 2006, a total of six FRAs have been established in the GFCM area, each under different management objectives. Three were established to protect … Read more
Underestimation of catches is especially important in countries where fishing fleets are highly diversified, the enforcement of fishery management is low, data availability is poor, and there is high demand for fish products in local markets. This is the case for southern European and Mediterranean regions. Adapting a catch-reconstruction approach, we estimated the total removals … Read more
Mediterranean countries agreed today to legally protect endangered cold-water corals in the Mediterranean Sea from harmful human activity at a UN Environment meeting in Albania. The 22 members of the Barcelona Convention voted in favour of including four additional coral species – cockscomb cup coral, yellow-tree coral, yellow coral and bamboo coral – to the … Read more
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Agrifish) late Tuesday night agreed on fishing limits for the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea for 2018. The Council’s decision is based on the European Commission’s annual proposal for fishing limits which includes commercially important species, such as cod, hake, anglerfish, Norway lobster, sole, haddock, and horse mackerel. After … Read more
Brussels — Despite an optimistic vote in September at plenary session in the European Parliament to end overfishing, the key 3 EU institutions failed to reach an ambitious deal in the final negotiations, that would have ensured truly sustainable management of North Sea fisheries. The North Sea Multi-Annual Plan (NSMAP) covers nearly one-third of all … Read more
Oceana urges EU fisheries ministers to set sustainable fishing limits for the North-East Atlantic and the North Sea for the coming year, as the most straightforward way to rebuild fish stocks, restore the balance in the ecosystem and increase revenues as well as the number of jobs. The decision will be made in the AGRIFISH … Read more
The Pew Charitable Trusts, Seas At Risk, Oceana, ClientEarth and the Fisheries Secretariat provide recommendations to EU fisheries ministers regarding the 2018 Northeast Atlantic and North Sea Total Allowable Catches (TACs) that the Council will set on 11–12 December 2017. The groups urge decision-makers to consider the following recommendations: Meet the objectives of the Common … Read more
Fiskebranchen beskæftiger 56,6 mio. mennesker på verdensplan og repræsenterer 17% af alt forbrug af dyreproteina. Den Europæiske Union (EU) er verdens tredjestørste fiskeproducent, men de europæiske politikeres misforvaltning af fiskeriet har tilladt overfiskeri gennem årtier, hvilket har medført et markant fald i denne værdifulde og fælles ressource. En undersøgelse iværksat af Oceana viser det enorme … Read more
Denmark is one of the world’s largest importers and exporters of fish and fish products. If Danish fisheries were healthy and well managed over the next ten years, the total revenues in the fishing sector would increase by at least 248 million EUR and in the direct fishing industry alone 900 new jobs would be … Read more
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