Announcement: Workshop on Testing OECM Practices and Strategies
ICES and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group (IUCN-CEM-FEG) will hold the online Workshop on Testing OECM Practices and Strategies (WKTOPS) on 15-24 March 2021. The Workshop responds to the considerable interest in the scientific community and among fisheries managers and policy-makers in exploring the extent to which ABFMs may contribute …
Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017
In preparation for the December Fisheries Council, where Member States will negotiate fishing quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017, the Commission is presenting its proposal for healthy and sustainable stocks. Today the Commission is presenting its proposal on fishing quotas for next year in the Atlantic and …
Fisheries discard ban: Commission proposes plans for the Atlantic
Today the Commission adopted two proposals to reduce the wasteful practice of discarding – throwing overboard unwanted fish – in the north western and south western waters of the Atlantic. These discard plans concern demersal fisheries, i.e. fish that feed on or near the sea bottom, and are temporary measures …
Positive state of ICES fish stocks presented to European Commission
Today, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) delivered an overview of the status of a host of fish and shellfish stocks across the Northeast Atlantic for which the organization has provided advice on this year. The Chair of ICES Advisory Committee, Eskild Kirkegaard, presented the information …
Atlantic stakeholder platform conference
As part of the implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan, the European Commission invites stakeholders to share their practical knowledge and ideas at the Atlantic Stakeholder Platform conference. The 2nd Atlantic Stakeholder Platform conference, to be held on 29 October 2015 in Brest, will bring relevant stakeholders together and through …