11 Oct 2018 More cooperation is needed to improve cormorant management in Europe 0 66 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 0 799 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... 09 Oct 2018 #ProtectWater 0 203 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 ... 05 Oct 2018 New report on mercury published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) 0 162 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 3857 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 0 101 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. 21 Sep 2018 Date Set For Bass Ban Overturn 0 8121 The EU's Council of Ministers will meet on September 27th when it is expected to adopt a measure meaning EU citizens will finally be able to keep sea bass caught recreationally from October 1st until ... 14 Sep 2018 RecFishing Forum Conference: ‘Cormorant: management needed across the borders’ 0 656 The next conference of the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment entitled ‘Cormorant - management needed across the borders' will take place on the 9th of October in the European Par... 10 Sep 2018 European Commission publishes its Baltic Sea quotas proposal for 2019 0 556 The European Commission has published its proposal for next year fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea. The proposal covers cod, herring, salmon, plaice and sprat stocks. 06 Sep 2018 The Commission proposes to reinstate the one bass bag-limit this year - from 1 October 0 457 The Commission published a proposal Wednesday (4 September) , which, if adopted by the ministers, would reinstate the one bass bag-limit as from the 1st of October. 05 Sep 2018 Key takeaways from the 2018 EAA General Assembly 0 600 On the occasion of the 24th General Assembly, EAA representatives met in Rotterdam for a three-day event hosted by Sportvisserij Nederland. 27 Jul 2018 Dam Removal Campaign 0 496 Dam Removal Europe has published a new report “Dam Removal: a viable solution for the future of our European rivers” 18 Jul 2018 State of European waters: EU Member States need to do much more 0 496 The latest ‘State of Water’ report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) earlier this month shows that the EU Member States need to do much more to comply with the water legislation and m... 06 Jul 2018 Sea Bass: EAA and EFTTA ask Fisheries Commissioner Vella for a bag-limit now 0 1109 Today, the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) and the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) have sent a request to Commissioner Karmenu Vella that the present retention ban of northern bass c... 06 Jul 2018 Germany violates the Nitrates Directive - EU Court ruling 0 577 Back in 2016 the European Commission referred Germany to the Court of Justice of the European Union because the country failed to take action on water pollution caused by nitrates. On the 21st of June... 29 Jun 2018 The road to sustainable fish farming 0 333 The growth of fish farming will increase the negative impacts on the marine environment and rivers. More environmentally friendly production methods need to be put in place. This was the main take-hom... 25 Jun 2018 Concerning Baltic Salmon - illegal, misreported and unreported commercial fishing 0 623 The EAA wrote a letter to Pascal Savouret, Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency, to flag the suspected large scale misreporting of commercial catches of Baltic salmon. The lette... 15 Jun 2018 European Anglers Alliance takes EU to Court over Bass ban 0 3633 The European Anglers Alliance, supported by the EFTTA, is challenging the Council of the European Union over its decision to ban members of the public fishing recreationally from keeping any bass in 2... 14 Jun 2018 Conference: Making fish farming sustainable - Innovative & eco-friendly solutions to tackle escapees, sea lice and other challenges 0 489 The next event of the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment will take place on the 26th of June 2018 from 12:00 to 14:00 in the European Parliament (Brussels). It will be chaired by ... 13 Jun 2018 European Parliament Plenary adopts a milestone resolution on recreational fisheries 0 887 On the 12th of June, the European Parliaments plenary adopted by a large majority a report on the ‘State of play of recreational fisheries in the EU’ prepared by MEP Norica Nicolai. The report request... More news