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During its February II part-session, the European Parliament is due to vote on giving its consent to the conclusion of a fisheries agreement granting Seychelles vessels access to the waters of the French overseas department of Mayotte. The new 6-year agreement continues the existing reciprocal fisheries arrangements between the EU and Seychelles.

Transposing Atlantic tuna fisheries measures

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 31-01-2024

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is an intergovernmental fisheries management organisation responsible for tuna and tuna-like fish stocks in the Atlantic Ocean. During the February I plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on an agreement with the Council of the EU to transpose a number of binding ICCAT measures into EU law.

This At a glance note summaries the study on Training and social security schemes for fishers. The study presents the current state of play of the mutual recognition of certificates of competency of EU fishers and the functioning of the social security schemes that cover them. Based on the analysis of these topics, the study discusses the impact of the current situation on the mobility of fishers, on the fishing sector’s working risks and security and ultimately on the attractiveness of the fishing ...

The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is an intergovernmental fisheries management organisation responsible for fishery resources in the North-East Atlantic, particularly in international waters. As a member, the EU incorporates NEAFC decisions into Union law. In January 2024, the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries is due to vote on a proposal to integrate the NEAFC rules into a new regulation.

Parliament's response to the fisheries package

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 10-01-2024

During its January plenary session, Parliament will debate and vote on three own-initiative reports on the common fisheries policy (CFP), taking stock 10 years after the last fisheries policy reform and responding to the Commission's evaluation of the policy. The reports will help shape the debate on the future of the CFP.

EU fisheries agreement with Kiribati

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 06-12-2023

The European Parliament is asked to give its consent to the conclusion of a 2023-2028 implementing protocol to the EU-Kiribati fisheries agreement. The protocol reactivates the agreement, which has been dormant since September 2015. It allows Union fishing vessels to resume fishing activity in the rich tuna fishing grounds of Kiribati, in return for a financial contribution and support for Kiribati's sectoral fisheries policy.

This study is the third in a series of three research papers, prepared for a PECH Committee Workshop. It explores how initiatives within the European Green Deal may impact food security in fisheries and aquaculture. The Farm to Fork Strategy’s aim of sustainable food production indicates prioritising low-trophic species like bivalves and algae. ‘Fit for 55’ requires greater fuel efficiency and a transition to clean energy by the fishing fleet. A net positive long-term impact on food security is expected ...

Between 2020 and 2022, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) 'Stop Finning – Stop the Trade' collected more than 1.1 million signatures across the EU Member States. The ECI calls for a ban on trading in shark and ray fins within and from the EU. The European Parliament held a hearing on the topic in March 2023 and will discuss it during its May I plenary session.

As a member of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), the European Union must transpose its measures so that they apply to vessels flying the flag of an EU Member State. During the February I plenary session, Parliament is due to vote on a provisional agreement with the Council to transpose the conservation and fisheries management measures adopted by this intergovernmental organisation.

This At a glance note summarises the study reviewing China’s mariculture and marine fisheries with emphasis on the operations of its Distant Water Fleets (DWF). China’s DWF are analysed with some emphasis on the subsidies they receive from their government, their Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated catches and practices, the challenges they represent to international agreements, and to competing fleets from the EU, particularly in six focal countries, i.e., Mauritania, Senegal, Madagascar, Mauritius ...