EU external fleet

15 Dec
2017

Harmonising EU rules on permits to fish outside EU waters

Source & author: European Parliament A new law to streamline EU authorisations for EU boats to fish outside EU waters and non-EU ones to fish within them was adopted on Tuesday.

1 Dec
2017

EU and Arctic partners agree to prevent unregulated fishing in high seas

Source: DG Mare The European Union, together with partners engaged in Arctic matters (Canada, the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Japan, The Republic of Korea, Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States), tonight succeeded in reaching an international agreement to prevent unregulated […]

5 Oct
2017

All fish sold in the EU must be of high standard

Source: Euractiv Author: Javier Garat and Linnéa Engström The European Commission needs to work out more effective rules to ensure that only fish meeting high social and environmental standards can enter the EU market, as well as a better implementation of the EU control regime in general, argue Linnéa Engström and Javier Garat.

25 Sep
2017

West Africa: The Fight to Save Its Waters

Source & Author: The Market Mogul Normally, it’s Chinese fishermen that make the headlines, as they sail farther and farther to trawl foreign waters after having depleted the seas closer to home. With its growing middle class hungry for seafood, China is certainly having the biggest impact on the world’s oceans – above all, off […]

13 Sep
2017

EU nations authorized vessels to unlawfully fish in African waters: Oceana

Source & Author: FIS. For more than three years, European Union members states authorized unlawful fishing activities off the coast of Africa in contravention of common regional laws and policies, a new report shows.

3 Sep
2017

Fish-for-cash batter: How EU robs Africa of its seafood

Source: The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper Author: Kolawole Talabi and Authur Debruyne The flowery legalese of any Fishing Partnership Agreement always appears to secure the sustainability of the domestic fisheries involved but really this economic document is Brussels’ strategy for plundering the abundant undersea resources of Africa’s maritime states. From Sao Tomé to Sierra Leone, evidence abounds […]

23 Jul
2017

Commissioner Vella committed to supporting EU long distance fishing fleet

Source & Author: Europêche Mr Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, met yesterday with a Europêche delegation representing the long distance fishing fleet in Europe.

21 Jun
2017

EU’s external fishing fleet to become the most transparent, accountable and sustainable globally following legal reform

Source: Oceana Author: Vanya Vulperhors Yesterday’s agreement by EU bodies on a new regulation governing the European Union’s extensive external fishing fleet is a momentous step towards building sustainable fisheries globally and deserves wholehearted praise.

20 Jun
2017

New EU rules on sustainable and transparent external fishing activities

Source & Author: European Council On 20 June 2017 the Council reached a political agreement with the European Parliament on new rules for the sustainable management of external fishing fleets.

2 Feb
2017

Boost for African coastal states as EU parliament acts to curb illegal fishing

Source: The Guardian Author: Kyle G Brown Decisive vote for legislative overhaul could deter illegal commercial operations in African waters that threaten the livelihoods of local fishing communities.