November Agriculture And Fisheries Council Agenda
EU - THE Agriculture & Fisheries Council of the European Union will meet in Brussels on Friday 20 November, under the Presidency of Mr Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish...

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...

Draft Guidelines on Farmed Fish Drug Use
EU - The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has published a draft guideline on "Demonstration of target animal safety and efficacy of veterinary medicinal products...

EU Starts Fight against Illegal Fishing
EU - Last week, the Commission adopted a Regulation to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

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.

Fishing Opportunities for the Black Sea
EU - The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for the Black Sea for 2010.

EC Welcomes NAFO Deal on Conservation
EU - The Commission has welcomed the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) agreement on conservation measures but did raise concerns about the case of...

New Test Proposed for Marine Biotoxin Detection
EU - The standard test method for detecting marine biotoxins in shellfish looks set to be changed after a top level meeting at the European Commission.

EFSA Issues Advice on Marine Biotoxins
EUROPE - Scientists at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have concluded that eating shellfish contaminated with marine biotoxins from the yessotoxin or pectenotoxin...

FSA and Defra Report Examines GM Feed
EU - The Food Matters report published in July 2008 by the Cabinet Office included two parallel action points for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra on...

Atlantic Tuna Bred in Captivity
EU - The European research consortia SELFDOTT and ALLOTUNA succeeded in controlling the reproduction of the Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity and began larval rearing...

EC Invest €34 million on the Oceans of Tomorrow
EU - The European Commission is dedicating €34 million to multidisciplinary research projects in order to reconcile maritime activities with the preservation of...

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.

Montenegro Dams Pose Threat to Lake Skadar
EU - Dam projects planned in Montenegro will likely harm Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans and a protected wetland site that is home to crucial bird and...

Can the EU Uphold Zero Tolerance to GM feed?
EU - A new report out this week implies that the European Union may not be able to uphold their zero tolerance policy agains GM crops and feed, due to soaring...

Aquaculture in EU Organic Regulation
EU - After lengthy discussions, the EU Commission has approved the detailed Implementing Rules of organic aquaculture in the new EU organic regulation.

EU Hosts Meeting on Future of Global Tuna Fisheries
EU - The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, will today welcome representatives to the opening of the Second Joint Meeting of the five tuna Regional...

Council Communicates on Sustainable Fish Farms
EU - The Council of the European Union recently exchanged views on the future of sustainable aquaculture and forged new Council Conclusions on the matter.

Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
EU - The Council of the European Union recently held a policy debate framed by questions from the Presidency on a proposal intending to substantially reform...

Joe Borg Attends Consultations on Future of EU Fish
EU - This morning the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Joe Borg, attended a policy debate focusing on the Green Paper on the future of the...

Hypoxic Dead Zones Increase in the Ocean
EU - A recent study found that total ocean areas suffering from hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions in aquatic ecosystems have increased in number, duration and extent...

FAO Protects the Deep with New Guidelines
GENERAL - On the first-ever UN World Oceans Day FAO has published a set of technical guidelines aimed at helping the fisheries sector reduce its impacts on fragile...

EU Requires New Regulations for Indonesian Seafood
EU - The EU requires all fishery imports from Indonesia to be certificated from January 2010 as part of its sustainable fisheries policy, to curb illegal, unreported...