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This At a glance note summarises the study 'Increasing selectivity in EU fisheries – State of play and best practices'. The note highlights the main findings of the study, in particular as regards the existing technical and tactical selectivity measures to reduce unwanted catches, the best practices identified from projects that have successfully improved selectivity, and the analysis of the use of EU funding for promoting selectivity developments. The note also provides policy recommendations on ...

This study provides an overview of the current state of play in selectivity developments in EU fisheries by i) outlining the existing technical (gear) and tactical selectivity measures to reduce unwanted catches; ii) identifying best practices from projects that have successfully improved selectivity; and iii) analysing how EU funding have been used by Member States for promoting increased selectivity. Based on these results, policy recommendations for EU policymakers on potential actions to improve ...

Fish labelling for consumers

Pe scurt 12-10-2017

Since the end of 2014, consumers in the European Union (EU) have had access to better information when buying fishery and aquaculture products. Mandatory labels or markings for retail sale of seafood (including some types of processed seafood) must, in particular, include information on both the commercial and the scientific names of the species, whether it has been fished or farmed, the catch area or country of production, and the fishing gear used.

Bluefin tuna is one of the most important fish species in terms of value and source of employment in the EU. Eastern Bluefin Tuna trap set (“Almadraba”) harvesting is currently only practiced in Italy, Morocco, Portugal and Spain, though such fishing method was widely used throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and is of socio-economic and cultural relevance. Almadraba are more labour-intensive than any other fishing method and their production is increasingly appreciated by a high-end consumer market ...

The principal environmental impact of driftnets is related to the bycatch of non-target species. In general driftnets have a high degree of size selectivity and can efficiently be regulated by mesh size. Few alternative fishing methods are available to catch the species targeted by driftnets, and the impact for some of these gears is controversial. Solutions are proposed to mitigate the environmental impact of driftnet fisheries by alternative fishing gears and improvement of selectivity.

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment (IA) accompanying the Proposal laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries. In Council Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 a driftnet is defined as a gillnet ‘held on the sea surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices, drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. The overall impression is of an impact assessment ...

An analysis of the use of FADs in the tuna fisheries and a summary of available information on the likely influence of FADs on the ability of a fishing vessel to catch fish, is presented. Making use of the information held in tuna RFMO data bases, the extent to which FAD use in tropical tuna fisheries continues to expand and the effect of FAD use on targeted tunas and other accompanying species is provided.

Icelandic Fisheries : A Review

Studiu 15-03-2012

This note was requested by the Committee on Fisheries for its Delegation to Iceland (2-4/05/2012). Significant developments in recent years have affected the Icelandic fisheries sector and its future evolution: the global financial crisis in 2008, the migration of the mackerel stock in the Icelandic EEZ and the dispute around it, Iceland's application for EU membership and the perspective of its participation to the CFP. This note provides a snapshot of the Icelandic fisheries in the light of these ...

Industrial and offshore fisheries using active gear have minor or insignificant interactions with seals, whereas some coastal fisheries based on passive gear can experience severe losses in catches and damages to gear. Seals also have impacts on fish farms, which can be protected by a combination of mitigation measures such as hunting, predator nets and acoustic deterrents. Seals spread a parasitic worm, which is seldom a problem in oceanic systems, but may be locally abundant close to main seal ...

Fisheries in Sweden

Studiu 15-04-2010

This note was requested by the Committee on Fisheries for its Delegation to Sweden (25/05-27/05/2010). The note provides a review of the main characteristics of the Swedish fisheries sector, with a focus on issues such as the legal and institutional framework, fisheries management, catches, the fishing fleet, fishing industry, trade, employment, the fish market and marine research.