All NEAFC articles
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News2026 fishing quotas agreed for Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea
But European Commission says it couldn’t support a compromise reached on Mediterranean fishing opportunities
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NewsEuropêche: NEAFC ‘dead end’ shows fresh approach needed for shared fisheries management
Decision-making has become deeply flawed and needs urgent review, insists European fishing industry body
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NewsNEAFC fails to reach deal on mackerel and blue whiting, leaving key stocks in limbo for 2026
No progress made on the Northeast Atlantic’s most economically and politically sensitive stocks
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NewsWarning of severe overfishing as NEAFC fails to agree on science-based limits
EU issues heavy criticism after proposals to set mackerel and blue whiting catch limits in line with scientific advice were rejected
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NewsPew warns of ‘deeply concerning’ failure to agree mackerel limits as latest Coastal States talks flop
Northeast Atlantic Coastal States criticised for again failing to reach agreement on the management of key pelagic stocks
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NewsEU, Greenland renew sustainable fisheries partnership
Covering the next six years (2025-2030), this agreement will allow EU vessels to fish key species like cod, redfish and shrimp in Greenland
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NewsEC: Northeast Atlantic fisheries face conservation, control challenges
NEAFC meeting failed to achieve consensus on the sustainable management of fish stocks and on how to tackle IUU fishing
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NewsBrussels, Norway agree on new cod quota
Deal replaces Norway’s post-Brexit decision to set a catch limit for the EU below its historical fishing rights
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NewsBrussels greenlights new fisheries measures for Northeast Atlantic
European Council has formally adopted a set of updated fisheries measures in the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission area
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NewsChanges made to Northeast Atlantic fisheries rules
New measures include improvements to the control of transhipment operations at sea, as well as rules on waste and the retrieval of lost gear
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NewsOp-Ed: Secrecy in fisheries management – bad news for the world’s oceans
Accountability.Fish Global Director Ryan Orgera addresses the implications of closed shop RFMOs
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NewsEU approves standard to share fisheries data
UN/FLUX harmonises the exchange of fisheries control data internationally
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NewsHigh seas uncertainty
The newly-agreed UN High Seas Treaty could expedite ocean protection, but for the time being, international waters remain exposed
