EC Supports Ban On International Trade In Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
EU - The European Commission has today (22 February) proposed that the European Union should press for a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna to enter...

Impacts Of Fish Farming On Marine Ecosystems
EU - New EU-supported research in the Mediterranean Sea has assessed the impact of fishfarming on seafloor ecosystems. Results indicate that impacts are only apparent...

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...

The Ocean's Role In Feeding People Worldwide
EU - New EU-funded research shows that marine aquaculture (mariculture) may play a key role in human consumption in the years to come. The findings of the SAMI ('Synthesis...

EU Council Will Discuss 2010 Fishing Options
EU - Among the topics on the agenda for the Agriculture & Fisheries Council Meeting early next week includes the fixing of fishing opportunities for 2010.

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...

Fisheries Council Move Forward On Sustainability
EU - The Fisheries ministers met last week in Brussels to address a wide range of issues including TACs and quotas, the Lisbon Treaty and mitigation measures to...

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...