EU and North African small scale fishers join hands with EU Ministers to address common problems in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marrakech, Morocco 12 June 2019 Brian O’Riordan Today in Marrakech, Morocco, representatives of small-scale fishers from the European Union and North Africa committed themselves to working together to enable Mediterranean small-scale […]
FINAL CALL for Eastern Baltic cod Protest of Polish small-scale fishers. Warsaw, 27 February 2019 (photo: M. Ruciński) Warsaw, 15th of March 2019 Marcin Ruciński Sustaining the Eastern Baltic cod stock has been priority a for LIFE, given the historical importance of this stock as the very basis for livelihoods of many […]
11 Mars 2019 Dans le cadre du projet PELA-Méd, les pêcheurs aux petits métiers du Var ont rencontré leurs homologues catalans. Partage d’expériences sur les bénéfices d’une gestion partagée entre pêcheurs, administration, associations environnementales et scientifiques qui fait tous les jours ses preuves en Catalogne. Accédez au Communiqué de Presse en Français ici Access […]
Le Syndicat professionnel des pêcheurs petits métiers d’Occitanie lance un projet d’OP à l’échelle de la Méditerranée française Port-la-Nouvelle, 5 Mars 2019 En Méditerranée française, les petits métiers ont géré leurs pêcheries et leurs territoires pendant des siècles en se fondant sur leurs prud’homies (…) mais l’intérêt d’une Organisation de Producteurs semble s’imposer aujourd’hui comme […]
Polish small-scale fishers are efficient in their protest against the situation in the Baltic Sea Warsaw, 27th February 2019 Marcin Ruciński Access the official PR in English here Polski Français Español Deutsche
The End of Paper: In the Brave New World of Fisheries Control, all catch reporting to be electronic This is an opportunity to be grabbed with both hands: old seadogs must learn new tricks! Brussels, 20th of February 2019 Brian O’Riordan The European Fisheries Control Regulation is being revamped. Several recent reports, including from the […]
Diciembre 2018 y Enero 2019
In the framework of its three years project “Mainstreaming small-scale low impact fisheries in the Mediterranean” funded by the MAVA Foundation, LIFE is reinforcing its presence on the ground in order to provide increased support to the small-scale fishing communities in the region (click here for more information on the project). Macarena Molina was selected to help LIFE […]
Developing a Labelling Scheme for Mediterranean Small-scale and Artisanal Fish Products (LabMAF) 28th of January 2019 Jerneja Penca Small-scale and artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean represent an important element of coastal communities engaging in low-impact fishing activities, providing local supplies of fresh fish on a daily basis, and forming an integral part of the […]
The new EU fisheries fund must stay on course to help small-scale fishers! Brussels, 16th of January 2018 Brian O’Riordan and Marcin Ruciński LIFE calls on MEPs to reject amendments 10, 19, and 39, which aim to expand the definition of small-scale fisheries and create an uneven playing field across Europe. Imperfect as it […]