European Commission

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has confirmed the adoption of a new European Ocean Pact, which it bills as a comprehensive strategy to better protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and support…

6th June 2025

Brussels adopts European Ocean Pact

6th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union’s so-called “blue economy” generated an estimated €263 billion in gross value added in 2023, representing 1.7% of the total EU gross value added, finds the European Commission’s newly-published 2025…

28th May 2025

Europeans spending more on seafood, bloc’s reliance on imports increases

28th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has deducted over 3,000 salmon from Finland’s 2025 fishing quota after uncovering unauthorised commercial fishing disguised as scientific research in the Baltic Sea last year.

7th May 2025

Brussels penalises Finland salmon breach

7th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Commission’s new public consultation on the import of fishery products under the EU Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) Regulationpresents a unique opportunity to transform the duty-free regime and align it with…

24th April 2025

Europêche: Sustainability-based tariffs could level the playing field

24th April 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

While aquaculture is widely recognised as being crucial to global food security, the recent Blue Food Innovation Summit heard the industry needs to do much more to ensure it can meet the…

16th April 2025

UN: Global food security requires ‘silicon fjord’ innovation to trickle down to all aquaculture

16th April 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Recognising that while aquaculture production is on the rise worldwide, in the EU it hasn’t grown since 2018, the European Commission has initiated a new Union-wide campaign to raise awareness and change…

2nd April 2025

Pro-aquaculture campaign launched across Europe

2nd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, has launched the first Fisheries and Ocean Dialogue, marking a pivotal moment in shaping the European Ocean Pact.

24th February 2025

Brussels begins ocean policy dialogue

24th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A first ever harmonised system to collect catch data from recreational fisheries in marine coastal areas across the EU has been implemented, the European Commission has confirmed.

13th February 2025

Brussels presses for robust recreational fishing data

13th February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

3rd February 2025

Brussels opens CFP public consultation

3rd February 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing industry representative body Europêche has raised concerns over recent allegations made in the media that the European Commission financed environmental NGOs to lobby Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and member…

29th January 2025

European fishers demand clarity on green lobby funding

29th January 2025

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Europe’s fishing industry needs urgent, coordinated action from policymakers to secure the fleet’s future, with a strong focus on the social dimension, to support a thriving and resilient industry that’s able to…

21st January 2025

EU urged to shift policies to safeguard fishing industry

21st January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A call for evidence to shape the European Oceans Pact has been launched by the European Commission, with the political initiative aimed at promoting sustainable ocean management and ensuring the health, resilience…

21st January 2025

Brussels progresses European Oceans Pact

21st January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has officially identified Cameroon as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, issuing the nation a ‘red card’.

16th January 2025

Brussels issues Cameroon ‘red card’ over IUU fishing

16th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Vietnam is intensifying its efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, aiming to have the European Commission’s (EC) ‘yellow card’ lifted in the coming months.

6th January 2025

Vietnam pushes to overturn EC yellow card

6th January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has followed up on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop finning – Stop the trade”, which asked it for action to end international trade of loose shark fins. From January…

19th December 2024

Brussels steps up shark trade monitoring

19th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The permanent phase of the European Commission’s Multiannual Plan (MAP) for the western Mediterranean will officially begin on 1 January 2025, following an agreement by fisheries ministers to continue reducing fishing effort…

12th December 2024

Brussels agrees western Med plan for 2025

12th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood supply chain collective Follow the Fish has called on the European Commission to require more consumer information on all seafood. To address this lack of transparency, the group met with the head of…

12th December 2024

EU pressed to provide consumer info on all seafood

12th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Recognising that aquaculture is becoming increasingly vital for food security, employment and economic development in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and that the sector has experienced strong growth in recent years,…

11th December 2024

Mediterranean, Black Sea countries align on aquaculture vision

11th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 43rd annual meeting of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), which concluded on 15 November 2024, faced challenges in achieving consensus on the sustainable management of fish stocks, on the control and monitoring…

25th November 2024

EC: Northeast Atlantic fisheries face conservation, control challenges

25th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission and Norway have reached an agreement on a number of outstanding issues in the area of fisheries, including a quota of Svalbard cod to the EU at the level of…

12th November 2024

Brussels, Norway agree on new cod quota

12th November 2024