Citing evidence that maritime spatial planning has often sidelined fisheries interests, the European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for stronger protection of fishing activities.
Ocean Diplomacy: partnership or power play? the European Parliament walks on a tightrope
"In fisheries and biodiversity management, women are a driving force"
Costas Kadis: “the EU Ocean Pact will be a model of sustainability, good governance, and coherence”
"The European Union must be credible and demonstrate that EU taxpayer’s money is well spent in support of sustainable fishing”
From 8 different African countries, representatives of coastal fishing communities participated to a seminar on the external dimension of the CFP hosted by the EU Long Distance Fisheries Advisory Council (LDAC) in Sweden and then travelled to Brussels where they exchanged with decision-makers from the Commission and the European Parliament.
MEPs call on the Commission to use fisheries partnership agreements as a lever for regional management in West Africa
The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee has highlighted the impact of the fishmeal industry in Mauritania on the food security of West African populations and called on Mauritania, the EU and neighbouring countries to support and "initiate an international dialogue" for the creation of an RFMO for shared stocks.
