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06 May 2024 EAA Denmark buries Vejle Fjord and calls for political action to restore this aquatic environment 0 1060 Life in Vejle Fjord, once rich in fish species, animals, and plants, has disappeared, and the fjord is now in an oxygen-poor and dead state. This has led EAA member Danmarks Sportsfiskerforbund (the D...

29 Apr 2024 Spring 2024 EAA Subgroup meetings in Brussels 0 946 On 18 April 2024, EAA members met in Brussels for the spring 2024 Subgroups meetings, during which members discussed several topics affecting their work in the Joint Subgroup, Freshwater & Sea subgrou...

22 Apr 2024 EAA and EFTTA representatives advocate inside the European Parliament for enhanced attention to Recreational fisheries 0 1267 Last week, a delegation of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) and the European Fishing Tackle and Trade Association (EFTTA) visited the European Parliament to meet with lead members of the European P...

16 Apr 2024 EAA Netherlands updated research finds that catfish population has increased and spread throughout the Rhineland region 0 869 EAA Member Sportvisserij Nederland and the Rijnland Water Board conducted new joint research regarding catfish population throughout Rhineland region. This as in recent years, there have been various ...

05 Apr 2024 The Recreational Fisheries' message for the June 2024 EU Elections! 0 1410 In light of the upcoming June EU 2024 Elections, the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) has produced their elections leaflet to promote the Recreational Fisheries sector and our European Parliament Forum...

28 Mar 2024 EAA Finland promotes recreational fishing by women through the Mimmit Kalastaa project 0 1777 EAA Finland aims to attract more girls and women to find their way to the amazing wonders of RecFishing. This by promoting the visibility and presence of them in recreational fishing trough the Mimmit...

26 Mar 2024 Sportfiskarna - EAA Sweden presents a historic return: Atlantic sturgeon to be released in the Göta River 0 1552 EAA Sweden, Sportfiskarna, presents a great step forward as the project "The Return of Sturgeon," has received the administrative green light for the release of Atlantic sturgeon in the Göta River. Th...

11 Mar 2024 The European Parliament adopts the Nature Restoration Law 0 1163 On February 27th, the European Parliament adopted the reached agreement with the Council of the EU (Member States) on the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). The vote in Parliament constitutes a true victor...

05 Mar 2024 EAA signs the Open letter to Ursula von der Leyen on the EU's Water Resilience Initiative as nature-based water resilience cannot wait 0 1353 EAA signed this Open letter concerning the absence of action from the European Commission on the EU’s Water Resilience Initiative.

New Fisheries Rules provide opportunities and challenges to further assert the role of EU recreational fisheries – EAA President explains.

04 Mar 2024 New Fisheries Rules provide opportunities and challenges to further assert the role of EU recreational fisheries – EAA President explains. 0 1762 Earlier this year, the European Commission published a revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation. Part of this is that Marine recreational anglers from 2026 will be expected to record catch data fr...

27 Feb 2024 Sportfiskarna - EAA Sweden successfully leads three projects on trout habitat restoration 0 1017 EAA Sweden, SportFiskarna is indeed conducting 3 projects aimed at the effective restoration of 3 Swedish rivers: Forsmarksån, Trödjeån and Hamrångeån. These 3 projects are due to improve the ecologic...

23 Feb 2024 Proposed amendments to the Multiannual Fisheries Management Plans (MAPs) put fish stocks at risk 0 2622 Early December 2023, the European Commission proposed to modify the EU Multiannual fisheries management Plans (MAP), removing key safeguards for the sustainable management EU fish stocks. The European...

13 Feb 2024 Two Advisory Councils recognise the positive socioeconomic impact of recreational fisheries and call for a level playing field 0 935 On 21 December 2023, the North Sea Advisory Council (NSAC) and the Northwestern Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC) adopted a joint advice to the European Commission and the Member States on recreational ...

18 Jan 2024 The European Parliament recognizes the role of anglers in protecting eel 0 1071 On 21 November, the European Parliament adopted its own-initiative report on the implementation of the Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel. The report acknow...

16 Jan 2024 Joint civil society priorities for the trialogue negotiations on the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 0 1295 EAA signed this NGO Joint Statement concerning the pending revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

07 Dec 2023 New fisheries control rules finally adopted. Significant changes for marine recreational fisheries. 0 2252 The European Union recently adopted an overhaul of its fisheries control rules. The new Regulation includes important new provisions concerning the control of marine recreational fisheries. The revis...

24 Nov 2023 One step closer towards the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law. Key vote ahead... 0 1236 On November 9th, a significant milestone was reached as the European Parliament and the Council (EU Member States) reached a provisional political agreement on the EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL). Thi...

20 Nov 2023 The polluter-pays principle should remain at the core of the Union’s wastewater treatment legislation 0 1188 EAA co-signed a statement on the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which is currently being revamped. The Directive aims to protect human health and the environment from the effects of untreated u...

15 Nov 2023 EVENT REPORT - Fishing for the Future! Rethinking the allocation of fisheries catches for fairer and more sustainable decisions 0 995 On 11 October, MEP Niclas Herbst and MEP Ska Keller co-chaired a conference of the RecFishing Forum on “Fishing for the Future! Rethinking the allocation of fisheries catches for fairer and more susta...

30 Oct 2023 EAA Sweden helps restore fish habitats in the Södra viken Bay in Sweden 0 1086 EAA’s Swedish member-association Sportfiskarna, recently took part in a project aiming at restoring nature in the bay of Södra viken, Southeast of Sweden. In collaboration with WWF and the Södertälje ...

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