The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on two regulations that remove tariffs on all US industrial products and grant preferential market access to certain US agricultural and fishery products, in line with the EU’s commitments set out in the EU-US Joint Statement […]
Associate Professor Position in Fisheries and Marine Science in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is a flagship national university in the United Arab Emirates founded in 1976, located in Al-Ain, a beautiful 4,000 years old town nestled in an oasis The university is WASC accredited and enrolls approximately 14,000 students and offers a full range of accredited, high-quality graduate and undergraduate programs through nine […]
Rules on limited access of EU fishing vessels’ to national waters extended
MEPs confirm existing restrictions for EU vessels fishing in national territorial waters of other EU countries. EU countries will be able to restrict access for fishing vessels of other member states to their national territorial waters within 12 nautical miles of their coast for another ten years. Access will remain granted only to vessels that […]
MEPs endorse alleviating consequences of war for EU fisheries and aquaculture
The EP Fisheries Committee approved on Monday financial support for EU fisheries and the aquaculture sector in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. MEPs in the Fisheries Committee adopted their position on a Commission proposal to financially compensate EU fisheries and aquaculture hit by Russia’s war in Ukraine, unanimously with 24 votes. The European Maritime and […]
Fisheries: EU and Norway strengthen cooperation for sustainable fishing in the Northeast Arctic
Norway and the EU reached a political understanding in relation to the fisheries in the Northeast Arctic, in ICES subareas 1 and 2. The area concerned includes the waters around the archipelago of Svalbard and the international waters of the Barents Sea. The understanding ensures sustainable fishing in the Northeast Arctic, while also providing certainty […]
The specific control campaign of the bluefin tuna purse seine and traps kicks off
EFCA is coordinating the control campaign for the bluefin tuna fishery (BFT) in the Mediterranean Sea for 2021 in the framework of its Joint Deployment Plan (JDP). In this context, Member States pool their control and inspection means, in order to carry out jointly control, inspection and surveillance of fishery activities both at sea and […]
New techniques to combat parasites on EU fish farms
Salmon farmers battling large numbers of parasites that flourish on fish farms are seeking new ways to cut their losses and protect marine wildlife. They warn that the number of parasites is rising with global warming, and as fish farms become more common. Sea lice feed off salmon skin, mucous and muscle, and they can […]
Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 16-17 December 2019
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 16 and 17 December and different issues such as the future of the CAP will be discussed. The agenda highlights are the following. Atlantic and North Sea: Fishing opportunities for 2020 Ministers are due to agree on the 2020 fishing opportunities for the Atlantic and North Sea. […]
Commission proposes financial aid for fishermen affected by the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod fishery
Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal offering support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to fishermen affected by the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod fishery to permanently decommission their fishing vessels. Eastern cod is one of the key fisheries in the Baltic Sea, but the stock is in very poor shape. At […]