19 Apr 2019 Eastern Baltic cod stock on the brink of collapse 0 600 An increasing number of stakeholders, including the European Anglers Alliance, are urging the EU to intervene to save the Eastern Baltic cod stock from collapse. 10 Apr 2019 European Parliament adopts report on the next European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 0 224 Two months ahead of the European elections, the European Parliament voted on Thursday 4 April in favour of the report drafted by MEP Gabriel Mato on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund post-2020 ... 09 Apr 2019 European Parliament approves new multiannual management plan for the Western Mediterranean Sea 0 289 Last Thursday, 4th of April, the European Parliament plenary adopted the text of the new multiannual management plan for the Western Mediterranean. 01 Apr 2019 Western Waters Multi Annual Plan has been published 0 331 The Plan was published in the Official Journal on the 25th of March with effect the next day. 26 Mar 2019 Recreational fisheries ignored for too long, scientists say 0 929 “For too long, the considerable importance and impacts of recreational fisheries have been ignored,” states a team of fisheries scientists, economists, sociologists and ecologists in an opinion paper ... 13 Mar 2019 375,000+ citizens tell the European Commission “Hands off our water law!” 0 561 375,386 people have called on the European Commission to defend Europe’s strong water law, making the EU’s public consultation on the legislation one of the largest ever in the history of the European... 12 Mar 2019 The European Commission takes stock of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and calls Member States to make up for the delay 0 732 A report on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive has been published by the European Commission. The conclusion is that, overall, knowledge and reporting on the ... 01 Mar 2019 A Special Year for a Special Fish: The lnternational Year of the Salmon has started! 0 636 The International Year of the Salmon (IYS) is a project launched by NASCO, the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization NPAFC, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission and other partners. 28 Feb 2019 MEPs call for better data and more efforts from the Member States to protect the European Eel 0 773 On the 19th of February 2019, the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee held a Workshop on European eel management. Experts and MEPs exchanged views on the status of the European eel and the actio... 13 Feb 2019 Western Waters management plan gets final green light by the European Parliament 0 1419 On the 12th of February, the European Parliament plenary adopted by a large majority the Multiannual Management Plan for fisheries in the Western Waters. The Plan has also been agreed by the EU Counc... 31 Jan 2019 Time for EU Member States to implement the Water Framework Directive for real 0 994 The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is an ambitious and innovative piece of legislation that must not be weakened. This was the main message conveyed at a conference held in the European Parliament on... 25 Jan 2019 Romania's EU Council presidency presents fisheries priorities 0 1201 As of 1 January 2019, Romania took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On 23 January 2019, the Fisheries Committee held a broad exchange of views with Minister Petre Dae... 17 Jan 2019 RecFishing Forum Conference: The Water Framework Directive Fitness Check and the protection of EU waters 0 1200 The next conference of the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment entitled ‘The Water Framework Directive Fitness Check and the protection of EU waters’ will take place on the 29th of... 14 Jan 2019 Recreational fisheries discriminated against by the European Parliament in the Western Mediterranean management plan 0 1349 On the 10th of January 2019, the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries voted on MEP Clara Aguilera Garcia’s report on the Commission’s proposal for a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploit... 20 Dec 2018 EU Council agreed new eel measures for 2019 0 1658 In the early hours of Wednesday 19 December, EU Member States reached an agreement on fishing opportunities, which include new eel measures to be in place from the 1st of January 2019. 19 Dec 2018 Sea Bass Management Measures 2019 Agreed Today 0 2167 The EU Member States and the European Commission agreed the 2019 fishing opportunities early this morning, which include bass management measures for northern bass and the Bay of Biscay. EAA and EFTTA... 17 Dec 2018 Evaluation of the Water Framework Directive: Public Consultation and Campaign 0 1659 The most comprehensive instrument of EU water policy, the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), is currently up for evaluation (‘fitness check’) to assess if is fit for purpose. The WFD is the single mo... 11 Dec 2018 EELS – EAA position paper on EU eel management published 0 2933 The population of European eel has declined dramatically since the 1970. EAA is very worried about the state of the European eel, and has pushed for a number of years for a ban on eel fishing. Today... 06 Dec 2018 European Commission exchange views with MEPs - Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament 0 1600 Mr João Aguiar Machado, Director-General of DG MARE exchanged views with the members of the Committee on Fisheries 27 November. Mr Machado outlined recent accomplishments achieved by the European Parl... 03 Dec 2018 The Council and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on the Western Waters Multiannual Plan 0 1693 Following a last so-called ‘trilogue’ meeting held on 27 November, the European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission's proposal from March 2018 on a multi-annual plan... More news