Fleets Oppose Introduction Of Bluefin Tuna Into CITES
EU - The Commission and Member States are been urged “not to submit to pressure from environmentalists to decide in favour of introducing bluefin tuna into any...

EU Misses Goal To Rebuild Fish Stocks
EU - At the Development Summit in Johannesburg in 2002, the European countries agreed to rebuild their fish stocks to levels that can produce the maximum sustainable...

EU/ Norway Talks Could Reach Agreement
EU - The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is optimistic that agreement will finally be reached this week between the EU and Norway on key shared whitefish and pelagic...

Priorities Must Be Set For TAC Talks
EU - The second round of crucial talks between the EU and Norway will get under way tomorrow (1 December) that will set the total allowable catches (TACs) of key...

EU Fisheries Production Falling
EU - EU fisheries production fell 10 per cent in the period 2004 to 2007, according to recently published statistics from Eurostat.

New Fisheries Management For South Pacific
EU - The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of a Convention for the setting up of a new regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), to manage non-tuna...

Agreement on Principles for New EU Fisheries Policy
EU - A strong alliance between Denmark, the UK and Germany agreed on new principles for the new EU Common Fisheries Policy in Aalborg, Denmark, yesterday.

Norway's Mackerel Quota Unfilled as Fish Swim Off
EU - The Norwegian government is seeking urgent talks with EU fishing leaders now that huge mackerel shoals have crossed into UK waters and are now mainly swimming...

New EU Import Controls on Feed Ingredients
EU - The Commission has adopted a new regulation for import controls on certain food and feed of non-animal origin. It will come into force at the end of January...

Commission Clears Pfizer's Proposed Acquisition of Wyeth
EU - The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth...

Commission Hosts Seminar on Europe's Fish Stocks
EU - The European Commission is to hold a one-day public seminar on the current state of fish stocks in European waters on 23 July in Brussels.

EC Looks at New Fishing Potential in European Waters
EU - Today the European Commission presented its views on how to set fishing possibilities in EU waters for 2010.

EU Marine Bill Poses Threats and Opportunities
EU - Responding to the official announcement this morning on the introduction of a new Marine Bill for Scotland, Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish...

EU Fisheries Fund Saves Almost 600 Scottish Jobs
SCOTLAND, UK - Almost 600 jobs in Scotland's £1 billion fish industry will be safeguarded this week.

EC Release Green Paper and Open Fish Debate
EU - Today, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper on the future of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The paper analyses the shortcomings of the current Policy...

Nofima: One Voice to Advise EC on Seafood
NORWAY - The successful integrated research programme SEAFOODplus is continuing as a forum that will advice the European Commission about future research priori...

Agreement Boosts EU-Canada Live Animal Trade
EU - The veterinary agreement between EU and Canada, celebrating its 10^th anniversary this month, is mainly to be credited for the substantial increase...

Media Feeding Frenzy Over UN Aquaculture Claims
EU - A new United Nations report has sparked outrage with its suggestion that fish farming should be dramatically increased to keep pace with growing fish consumption....

Lifecycle Targets Salmon, Trout, Sea Bream and Bass,
EU - Fish farming has been playing a significant role in the EU fisheries sector for the last two decades, and key actors are determined to sustain its production....

EU Fishing Policy Falls Under Scrutiny
EU - Europe's controversial fishing policy was under scrutiny Tuesday at a public hearing in the European Parliament about its future shape.

OIE: Vet Education on the Move to Protect World
EU - Over 90 of the OIE's Member Countries, for the most part developing and in-transition countries in all regions of the world, have already invited the OIE to...

Research Project to Boost European Fish Farming
EU - European fish farms are to be globally competitive and produce the best fish in terms of ethics and quality. That is the aim of the Lifecycle research...

EU Proposals: a 'Mackerel to Catch a Sprat'?
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Responding to the fears that 'recreational fishers' will be caught up in the latest fishing conservation measures from Brussels, local...

Parliament Employs Ecosystem Approach to Fish
EU - Parliament adopted a report on the Commission communication "The role of the Common Fisheries Policy in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine mana...

EU Approves GM Soybeans for Feed
EU - Monsanto Company announced on Thursday (4 December 2008) it has received regulatory approval in the European Union for the importation of Roundup Ready 2 Yield...