13 Feb 2019 Western Waters management plan gets final green light by the European Parliament 0 458 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 0 335 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 0 480 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 0 493 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 0 598 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 0 947 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 1170 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 0 966 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 2073 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 1043 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 1137 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... 29 Nov 2018 EAA & EFTTA deliver Sea bass 2019 position paper 0 1367 On 28 November, EAA and EFTTA have circulated a bass position paper with some request to the Member States and the Commission. The fishing opportunities for 2019 will be agreed at the Council meetin... 25 Oct 2018 Bass and other fishes – Western Waters Multi-Annual Management Plan adopted in Plenary 0 1673 Today, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on a Multi-Annual Management Plan for the Western Waters. 18 Oct 2018 Baltic Sea – EU ministers increase anglers’ cod bag limit from 5 to 7 next year 0 1858 On Monday, the European Union Fisheries Ministers agreed on the 2019 fishing opportunities for ten Baltic Sea stocks. 18 Oct 2018 #ProtectWater 0 1742 It’s time to take action! Mark Owen, From European Anglers Alliance, “Europe’s rivers and lakes are dying under our eyes and, through the public campaign #ProtectWater, we want to open citizens’ eyes ... 11 Oct 2018 More cooperation is needed to improve cormorant management in Europe 0 1519 Insight and possible solutions to improve the management of the European cormorant population to protect, among other things, endangered fish species were presented during a conference held in the Eur... 10 Oct 2018 Bass - Multi-annual management plan for Western waters adopted in Committee 0 2376 Yesterday the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries adopted Mr Cadec’s report on a multi-annual plan for the western waters. The MEPs adopted the report but decided not give to Mr Cadec the man... 05 Oct 2018 New report on mercury published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) 0 1563 Mercury is a useful raw material, but it is also highly toxic to both humans and the wider environment. The various human uses of mercury have resulted in large quantities being released into the envi... 28 Sep 2018 Bass - bag limit adopted by the Council today 0 5375 This morning the Council of Ministers adopted the Commission's proposed adjustment of this year's management measures for recreational fishing of Northern bass. 27 Sep 2018 Bringing life back to Europe's waters: The EU water law in action 0 1438 Healthy freshwater ecosystems are essential for nature, for society and for economies. Yet not even half the waters in the EU are currently considered healthy. More news