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...

EU Lifecycle Study to Safeguard Farmed Salmon
EU - A major new study has just been launched which could help protect salmon and other farmed fish against a range of potentially deadly viral and bacterial...

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.

Google Ocean Charts Knowledge and Awareness
EU - Increasing awareness of the seas and knowledge of the oceans is a central objective of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy.

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...