Fisheries

I am glad that President-elect Von der Leyen has asked Environment and Oceans Commissioner-designate Virginijus Sinkevičius to go full ahead with the implementation of the discards ban and continue the fight against IUU. Over the last 5 years, Europe has led the world on IUU, promoting positive governance change throughout the world. Yet, Member States, … Read more

If you don’t get the right property rights system in place, the chances of getting things working properly are slight. There are still lots of places in the world where the ownership of property rights is difficult,  dependent on the will of a friend in Government, or just impossible. The Letters section from the Economist … Read more

In the afternoon of 23 July, the Fisheries Committee discussed: 7. Fisheries control 8. Conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024) 9. Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of … Read more

On Tuesday 23 July, the Fisheries Committee held a good exchange of views with DG MARE’s  Director-General João Aguiar Machado. Note: The transcript is from a computer. It seems to be 98% accurate.   You can find an English transcript of the meeting below and as a caption in the video. Transcript of the meeting … Read more