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.

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...

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...

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Survival Now Depends on ICCAT
EU - Member States did not support Monaco's proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. The International Commission for the Conservation...

EU to Discuss Future Tuna Rules Today
EU - European Union member states and the European Commission will decide in the next week whether to support bluefin tuna conservation or to allow the current trade...

Support for Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Grows
EU - The European Commission’s environment arm has found there is enough scientific and technical evidence for blue fin tuna to be listed as an endangered species...

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: a New Way to Protect Anchovy Stocks
EU - The European Commission today adopted a proposal for a long-term plan to manage the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay.

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...

Joe Borg Meets Killeen Over State of Fisheries
EU - In a meeting with European Commissioner Joe Borg at today’s Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SNP President Calls for End of EU Fisheries Role
EU - Scottish National Party (SNP) President Ian Hudghton MEP has called for the return of fisheries management powers to Europe's fishing nations and an ending...

EU Shows Commitment to Bluefin Conservation
EU - Today the EU Council adopted a Regulation to transpose into Community law the new multi-annual recovery plan for Eastern bluefin tuna adopted by the International...

EU Swims to Sustainability with Northern Hake
EU - The European Commission today adopted a long-term plan to improve further the state of the northern hake stock in EU waters.

FAO Committee on Fisheries to Meet in March
EU - After two years the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will meet in Rome in the first week of Marc...

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 Calls for Quality Fisheries Research
EU - In a report on applied research relating to the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Parliament called on the Commission to review the 7th framework programme...