Source: Euronews Authors: EU Fisheries Control Coalition This week members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take part in a vote that will prove crucial to the future of our seas, and the communities who depend on them. This vote is to amend the Fisheries Control Regulation, the EU’s system for monitoring, inspection, and enforcement […]
Read MoreSource: Research4Committees The purpose of this briefing note on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) infringement procedures and sanctions throughout the European Union (EU) is to present an update on an earlier European Parliament (EP) briefing note: ‘The Common Fisheries Policy – Infringement Procedures and Imposed Sanctions throughout the European Union’ (2014). The present briefing note […]
Read MoreSource: Euronews The ongoing revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation provides a crucial opportunity to remove the continuing veil of secrecy that shrouds member states’ efforts to control their fishing fleet and that has allowed infringements of EU law to go unpunished. The EU is the largest market for seafood products in the world. Not […]
Read MoreSource: The Fisheries Secretariat The control of fishing should be improved and made more effective, according to the Swedish government. They have now instructed the Coast Guard and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SWAM) to investigate how. This summer, Sweden commissioned SWAM to propose how camera surveillance onboard fishing vessels can be carried […]
Read MoreSource: European Fisheries Control Agency On 25 September, a Joint Action Day (JAD), part of a large scale JAD concept, has taken place in the framework of EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats), to coordinate specifically the Operational Action (OA) on Illegal Fishing. The leader of the OA is Portugal, EFCA is co-leader and […]
Read MoreLaunch today:Numerous reports and articles in the media discuss potential weaknesses in the application of measures within the EU’s fisheries control system, the rules which govern how seafood is caught in or by the EU and is sold in its market. This information is important for highlighting areas where improvements are needed, particularly given that […]
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