The previous CFP was adopted in 2002. It was at the time of a major step towards a better management of marine resources, as it established conservation as one of its objectives, but it failed to put a stop to the overexploitation of European fishing grounds. For years, Oceana in Europe worked towards reforming the … Read more
Today, the European Commission has proposed fishing opportunities for 2015 for the main commercial fish stocks in Atlantic waters and the North Sea. In accordance with the objectives of the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Commission has recommended catch limits that achieve Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) by 2015, and comply with the new discard … Read more
Last Monday, the countries around the Baltic Sea invited stakeholders to discuss fisheries management issues at the Baltic Sea Fisheries Forum, known as BALTFISH. BALTFISH is an informal group established by the fisheries administrations around the Baltic Sea, where they discuss fisheries management issues that only concern the Baltic Sea area in order to facilitate … Read more
Today the European Parliament and the Fisheries Council reached a political agreement on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the financial mechanism that will allow the implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy over the next seven years. Previous fisheries subsidies schemes have given priority to short-term economic interests at the expense of sustainability, using … Read more
At their meeting on 22-23 May, European Union Fisheries Ministers will meet to strike a deal on the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), which will determine how millions of euros of public funding should be spent on the European Fisheries sector over the next seven years. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform, agreed by Fisheries Ministers … Read more
Yesterday, the European Commission released a communication on the state of European fish stocks, and its guidelines for proposing fishing opportunities for 2014. Oceana is concerned by the stark imbalance between the state of European fish stocks in the Atlantic, where they have seen a marked recovery and 39% are considered overfished, and in the … Read more
The European Parliament and Fisheries Council reached a political agreement early this morning on the main elements of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. Oceana congratulates MEP Rodust and the Irish presidency for their enormous accomplishment in ensuring that the future Common Fisheries Policy will restore the health of our seas. “As a first … Read more
At 6 am this morning, in Brussels, after 36 hours of negotiations, the 27 fisheries ministers of the European Union agreed on a new mandate for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. While details are still coming in, the public debate and press conference indicated that while some movement has been made, the final … Read more
Split, Croatia. – Today, at the opening of the 37th meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), Oceana calls on Contracting Parties to take action to end the persistent mismanagement and overexploitation of Mediterranean stocks. For years, GFCM scientists have sounded the alarm on the dwindling state of fish stocks and recommended … Read more
This article originally appeared in the EU Observer on May 13th, 2013. As EU fish ministers meet in Brussels today and tomorrow (13-14 May) the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is on the brink of a crucial step in its reform process This is where things stand: on 6 February, an overwhelming majority of MEPs supported … Read more
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