by Bibiana | May 31, 2023 | News
After 5 years of difficult and complex negotiations, the EU co-legislators have finally reached a political agreement on the revision of the fisheries control system. Europêche appreciates the role played by the Council and the Parliament to improve the rigorous...
by Bibiana | May 15, 2023 | News
IOTC, which 27th session took place in Mauritius from May 8th to 12th, adopted by consensus 9 resolutions, notably on bigeye tuna, electronic monitoring system and cetaceans. The adoption of catch reductions for bigeye as requested by the Scientific Committee of the...
by Bibiana | Apr 18, 2023 | News
On April 12th, representatives of COMHAFAT met with EUROPECHE TUNA GROUP to discuss tropical tuna fisheries issues: management of tropical tuna species in the Atlantic, resource sharing, technical measures on FADs, African sailors on-board purse seiners, local...
by Bibiana | Apr 7, 2023 | News
The EU fishing industry is highly disappointed that the Northeast Atlantic Coastal States, despite intensified efforts over February and March, again failed to successfully conclude their negotiations on a sharing agreement for the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery....
by Bibiana | Mar 21, 2023 | News
One month after the publication of the European Commission ‘Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries’ , fishing industry leaders have met in Brussels and have invited Member States to jointly analyse the nature,...
by Bibiana | Mar 14, 2023 | News
During the 6th Special Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) that took place on February 3-5th in Mombasa, Kenya, a vote validated a new conservation and management measure against drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs). Out of the total 30 IOTC...
