European Commission Proposes Multi-annual Plan for Herring
EUROPE - The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a Council regulation on a multi-annual plan for the management of herring fisheries to the West of Scotland.

Shrimp Standard launched at ESE
EU - A quality standard for shrimp farming is launched at ESE in Brussels today and it is a step closer to sustainable production says GLOBALGAP, who have developed it.

Tilapia Focus for HQ at Belgium Expo
EU - HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries will present the Company's range of recently ACC certified Tilapia products at the European Seafood Exposition, this week in Belgium.

Farming Fuels Bluefin Depletion, says WWF
EUROPE - Mediterranean Bluefin tuna could become extinct if fishermen continue to pursue dwindling stocks, says a report published yesterday by the WWF

European Workshop on By-product Utilisation
EUROPE - The AquAgriS Project will hold an open technology transfer workshop on the use of by-products in aquaculture in at the University of Salento, Lecce in Italy on 11 and 12 June.

Commission Welcomes Framework on Data Collection
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by Council of its proposal for a regulation establishing an EU framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector. It is also in support of scientific advice regarding the...

EU Stats on Aquaculture to be Improved
MEPs have adopted a co-decision report on a proposal aiming to replace the current Community legislation on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture production, which has been in force for more than ten years.

EU Says Yes to More Viet Exporters
VIET NAM - The European Commission (EC) has granted 25 more Vietnamese seafood companies export agreements that will allow their products into the European market.

Genetic Benefits From Industry-Academic Linked Research
EU - Researchers gathered in Brussels today to learn more about an FP7 Marie Curie scheme providing €400 million between now and 2013 for staff exchanges between businesses and universities.

EU Cash to Support Fish Industries
EU - The European Commission has approved the Operational Programmes for the Fisheries Industry in Portugal, Estonia, Romania and Italy for 2007-2013.

Ban on Cattle Blood in Fish Feed to Continue
EU - The ba on dried blood compounds from cattle being added to feed for farmed fish should continue, according to a report from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Fish ban call to save reefs
EU - Green campaigners are urging Europe's fisheries ministers to impose a total fishing ban on waters west of Ireland, harbouring rare cold-water coral reefs.

EU Operational Programmes for Fisheries and Aquaculture
EUROPE - The European Commission has approved the Operational Programme for development of the Danish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Slovak fisheries and aquaculture sector for 2007-2013.

Cod Disputes As EU Agrees Fish quotas
EU - European Fishermen may be able to improve thier profits by monitoring conservation and avoiding the dumping of dead fish under a new deal thrashed out by Ministers in Europe yesterday.

Greenpeace Seals Off EU Building
EU - Around 200 environmental activists used barriers and concrete blocks to seal off entrances to a main European Union building in Brussels earlier today to protest at overfishing in European waters.