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16 Mar 2016 EAA is now observer to HELCOM 0 2288 EAA has been accepted as an obseerver to HELCOM.

11 Mar 2016 EAA applies for observer status to HELCOM 0 2647 EAA has applied for observer status to the HELCOM (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission).

10 Mar 2016 SAVE THE DATE - 19 April 2016 0 2503 Conference: The Danube under threat

17 Feb 2016 Blue & Green - The RecFishing Forum Newsletter - issue 8 0 2130 The latest issue of our newsletter 'Blue & Green' published today

11 Nov 2015 Hydropower energy is not a perfect solution for nature 0 2740 An event organised in the European Parliament shows how hydroelectricity is often wrongly perceived as a green energy despite its important impacts on the environment.

24 Aug 2015 Recreational sea fishing - future data collection in EU 0 4028 ICES, the scientific fisheries advicer to the European Commission has been requested to provide advice on the data needs for monitoring of recreational fisheries. The advice has now been published.

02 Jul 2015 European court rules for more protection of the water environment 0 2600 On Wednesday, July 1st, 2015, the highest court of the European Union ruled on the deepening of the river Weser in Germany. The judgment of the court is that there should be far more consideration in ...

30 Jun 2015 Bass 42cm - EAA and EFTTA input to Thursday's committee meeting 0 3338 Thursday, 2 July the “Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture” will vote on increasing the Minimum Conservation Reference Size [MCRF] for sea bass from the present 36cm to 42cm. EAA and EFTTA have...

01 Jun 2015 Recreational Anglers Gain a New Voice in Brussels to Tackle Invasive Species 0 3407 The European Commission has appointed the Angling Trust’s Mark Owen to its new Invasive Alien Species Working Group, to represent the interests of anglers throughout Europe via the European Anglers’ A...

06 May 2015 Cormorant in rivers and fjords - the need for new initiatives 0 3362 By Danmarks Sportsfiskerforbund (member of EAA)

28 Apr 2015 EAA and DAFV send letter for consultation on the draft EU guidance Document on Hydropower Development and Natura 2000 0 3377 The European Commission is drafting an EU-Guidance Document on Hydropower Development and Natura 2000. EAA and her member Deutscher Angelfischereiverband E.v. (DAFV) take the opportunity to point out ...

17 Apr 2015 Anglers support strong but fair measures to protect European Sea Bass 0 3121 On the 14th of April 2015, the European Parliament Forum for Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment, created on the initiative of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) and the European Fishing T...

27 Mar 2015 RecFishing Forum launched in the European Parliament to strengthen the voice of 25 million EU anglers in Brussels 0 3286 On the 25th of March, the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment was launched in the European Parliament. The launch event, entitled “Why do we need to talk about Recreational Fisheri...

17 Dec 2014 Discard ban (landing obligation) 0 3623 From yesterday's Council Agriculture and Fisheries meeting.

17 Dec 2014 Proposal for sea bass measures not adopted (Netherlands) 0 5764 Yesterday, the EU Council of Ministers decided on TACs and quotas for 2015. The Commission’s proposed regulation for TAC and quota 2015 also included proposals to limit commercial and recreational fis...

17 Dec 2014 Angling Trust slams EU bass shambles as 'Anything but a fair deal' 0 5447 Following the government’s failure at this week’s European Fisheries Council meeting to secure an agreement on threatened bass stocks, the Angling Trust has stepped up its campaign for urgent unilater...

17 Dec 2014 Sea bass - The Council made no decision at this meeting 0 3415 UK Government did a press release about sea bass level.

16 Dec 2014 Sea bass (video) 0 3247 Tonight, at at 21.20 we will be told if the proposed bag limit of one bass per person per fishing day in 2015 has been adopted, and/or if something else shall happen.

16 Dec 2014 Hydropower – The rivers need your help 0 8921 The coming years will be crucial for our rivers. The Water Framework Directive is up for revision. The hydropower industry asks lobby donations to “re-activate up to 350,000 former hydro plants and .....

15 Dec 2014 Recreational fisheries scientific papers - dramatic increase 0 3395 While the numbers of anglers in general seem pretty stable over the years - with a fall in some countries and maybe on the increase in others - scientists' interest in our sector... is certainly on th...

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