Ministers: “We support MSY, but…”
2012-05-14Most member states want to delay an end to overfishing. This became clear when fisheries ministers met in Council today, [...]
» Read moreMinisters to discuss: should we end overfishing and overspending?
2012-05-12EU fisheries ministers will meet on Monday 14 May to discuss two crucial issues in the fisheries reform: maximum sustainable [...]
» Read moreEnvironment Committee adopts opinion on CFP reform
2012-05-08The environment committee in the European Parliament today voted in favour of measures aimed at rebuilding fish stocks. With 50 [...]
» Read moreParliament: CFP reform’s most important draft report revealed
2012-05-07Months of discussions in the European Parliament about the main item in the fisheries reform – the Basic Regulation – [...]
» Read moreMinisters want fewer decisions in Brussels – but disagree on what the alternatives are
2012-04-27Member states agree on the general principle of a more de-centralised decision making in fisheries, but have different opinions on [...]
» Read moreMinisters criticise plan to create quota market
2012-04-27A majority of fisheries ministers at Council today said they oppose making transferable fishing concessions (TFCs) mandatory in the new [...]
» Read moreFisheries Committee debates transferable fishing concessions
2012-04-26Mandatory transferable fishing concessions could become either voluntary or non-transferable fishing concessions, if new proposals in the Fisheries and Environment [...]
» Read moreOverfishing continues to increase, UN report says
2012-04-16An update of global fisheries statistics has been published by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). [...]
» Read more“Public resources should be allocated to those who fish the most sustainably”
2012-04-13Experiences from local co-management and the economic advantages of selective gear were discussed at the Green seminar “How should fish [...]
» Read moreSmall fish worth more in the water than as catch, report says
2012-04-11Catches of small fish should be cut by half, according to a new report by a group of scientists in [...]
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