EU–Indonesia tuna agreement sparks concern over market access, EU fleet competition, and weak labour safeguards in the Indian Ocean fishery. Draft Agreement Provides Preferential Access for Indonesian Tuna The European Commission has published the draft EU–Indonesia...

Crespo Díaz urges the EU Commission to activate emergency supports as rising fuel costs threaten fleet viability and coastal employment. New scientific study highlights the environmental importance of capture fisheries as a low-carbon protein source   Europêche,...

Crespo Díaz urges the EU Commission to activate emergency supports as rising fuel costs threaten fleet viability and coastal employment. Committee Calls for Immediate Crisis Response The Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has called on the...

Spain and Ireland defend EU historical mackerel rights as dispute grows over TAC reductions and quota shares. Spain and Ireland have reaffirmed a shared position defending the European Union’s historical share of Northeast Atlantic mackerel during a ministerial...

Council agrees negotiating position on new EU fisheries statistics framework to modernise data collection for fisheries and aquaculture.Member States Back Negotiating Mandate for Data Regulation EU member states have agreed a negotiating mandate for a new regulation...

EU Parliament urges action against marine invasive species and calls for monitoring, funding and stronger role for fishermen.MEPs Warn of Growing Threat to Marine Ecosystems The European Parliament has called for stronger action to combat the spread of marine invasive...

Europêche, has called on the Commission to adopt measures to protect EU fishing companies from the sharp rise in fuel pricesEuropêche, the representative body of the European fishing industry, has called on the European Commission to adopt urgent measures to address...

The European Association of Fish Producers Organisation calls for changes to EU marine rules as review of Marine Strategy Framework Directive raises concerns.Producer Organisations Respond To Review Of Marine Directive The European Association of Fish Producers...

Advisory councils warn EU fisheries control regulation risks harming fishing sector through disproportionate administrative and operational burdens.Three European fisheries advisory bodies have warned that the implementation of the European Union’s new fisheries...

The EU Commission has expressed regret on the lack of progress in coastal states mackerel talks and urges renewed efforts to secure sustainable management agreement.Commission Criticises Stalled Negotiations on Mackerel Sharing The European Commission has expressed...

EU Advisory Councils question eligibility and stakeholder balance in European Ocean Board call for applications.Several EU Advisory Councils have written jointly to Costas Kadis seeking clarification over the European Commission’s proposed European Ocean Board and...

NSAC urges EU adoption of a blue foods action plan by 2026, linking nutrition, climate and food security while supporting coastal economies.NSAC Presses Commission on Blue Foods Strategy The North Sea Advisory Council has formally called on the European Commission to...