Virginijus Sinkevičius

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing industry body Europêche has formally requested European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address the imminent vacancy being left by EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and to ensure stability in fisheries governance during this…

20th June 2024

European President urged to ensure political neutrality during interim fisheries period

20th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has issued a so-called “yellow card” to Senegal, with the West African country informed that it needs to step up its actions in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

28th May 2024

Senegal issued with IUU fishing yellow card

28th May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

“Sustainable fisheries management is not just about preserving fish stocks for future generations, it’s also about keeping our oceans healthy, especially for those whose livelihoods depend on them,” Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner…

2nd May 2024

There’s more to it than price – reconnecting people and fish

2nd May 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new questionnaire seeking the feedback from the public on policy options to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems has been published by the European Commission.

13th March 2024

European Commission seeks public opinion on improving shark protection

13th March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Views and expertise on the environmental, social and economic consequences of a potential ban on EU sales and international trade of loose shark fins are being sought by the European Commission in…

22nd February 2024

Brussels calls for evidence on a potential ban on sales of loose shark fins

22nd February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU member states’ representatives have given the greenlight to an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area.

15th February 2024

Changes made to Northeast Atlantic fisheries rules

15th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New rules that modernise the way fishing activities are controlled in the European Union have been introduced, covering EU vessels and non-EU vessels fishing in Union waters.

10th January 2024

Tighter EU fisheries control rules enter into force

10th January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following European Council’s agreement on 2024’s fishing opportunities for fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius has…

13th December 2023

EU tallies new Atlantic, Med, Black Sea fishing quotas

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU has successfully concluded agreements with the UK and Norway, and bilaterally with Norway, for fishing opportunities for next year.

11th December 2023

2024 fishing deals agreed by EU, UK and Norway

11th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the European Commission’s proposal  made in August this year. 

24th October 2023

Agreement reached on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2024

24th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has identified the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and given it a so-called “red card” whereby all of its wild-caught…

26th September 2023

Trinidad and Tobago red-carded for illegal fish failings

26th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) has reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the European Union and the United Kingdom, the European Commission has confirmed.

9th August 2023

EU, UK make three agreements on fisheries management

9th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York on 19 June 2023. 

21st June 2023

Treaty of the High Seas adopted

21st June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has been formally accepted by the European Union on behalf of its 27 member states.

8th June 2023

EU accepts agreement on fisheries subsidies

8th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Four proposals to improve the conservation of tuna and the management of fisheries for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session, taking place from 8 to 12 May 2023, have been…

13th April 2023

EU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has come under fire from the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament for its plan to close 87 fishing areas to all bottom fishing gears below…

21st October 2022

Trawl fishers ‘endangered’

21st October 2022

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

New crisis measures to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been introduced by the European Commission.

30th March 2022

EU activates crisis measures

30th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, has been warned by European fishing leaders that the sharp rise in energy and logistics prices, caused by the invasion of Ukraine, necessitates the…

15th March 2022

Conflict – EU fishers at risk

15th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Enquiries have been launched into how Dutch-owned supertrawler FV Margiris deposited more than 100,000 dead fish off the French coast this month.

7th February 2022

Supertrawler mass fish spill

7th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An alliance of fishing organisations, spanning 14 EU countries and representing more than 22,000 fishermen and 8,000 vessels, has met with EU Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to convey the importance of bottom…

20th January 2022

EU fisheries commissioner hears the value of bottom trawling

20th January 2022