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 […]
LIFE writes to the Members of the European Parliament Brussels, 9th of January 2019 In the light of the vote on the Multiannual Plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea that will take place on the 10th of January 2019 at 9:00 in the PECH Committee, LIFE writes to the […]
Noviembre 2018
LIFE calls for a more level playing field and a fairer allocation of quota between larger scale and smaller scale fisheries. 19th December 2018 Update: LIFE reacts to the Council’s agreement on bass and eel LIFE is disappointed to note that Fisheries Ministers have failed to grasp the economic importance and the social and environmental […]
Expertengruppe Fischereikontrolle, Arbeitsgruppe für digitale Komponenten zum Monitoring und zur Fangaufzeichnung in der Kleinfischerei am 4. Und 5.12.2018 in Brüssel. Bad Schwartau, 15.12. 2018 Wolfgang Albrecht Sehr geehrte Frau Veits Zunächst möchte ich Ihnen meinen besonderen Dank dafür aussprechen, dass mir als Mitglied im BSAC die Gelegenheit gegeben wurde an dieser wichtigen Arbeitsgruppe teilzunehmen. Die […]
LIFE reacts to the Commission’s proposal on Eel ahead of Monday’s Council Warsaw, 13th of December 2018 Marcin Ruciński Based on the publicly available information[1], LIFE understands that for 2019, the Commission has proposed to extend the existing mechanism of „movable” 3-month eel closure to be applied by Member States over a 5-month period […]
Brussels, 10th of December 2018 The Director-General of the European Commission – DG Mare, Mr João Aguiar Machado, writes to the Chairman of the Mediterranean Advisory Council, Mr Giampolo Buonfiglio, objecting as unacceptable his use of the MEDAC to influence the decision-making process of the proposal for a Multi-Annual Plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks […]
LIFE in transition Towards a stronger voice in Brussels and an increasing presence in the regions. As the majority fleet by far, small-scale fisheries merit their own place at the heart of Europe. Brussels, 29th November 2018 Meeting in Brussels on 15 November, the Low Impact Fishers of Europe’s (LIFE) Board of Directors […]
Octubre 2018
An invaluable opportunity for a more sustainable and fair BfT fishery From the 12th to the 19th of November 2018 in Dubrovnik (Croatia) the 21st Special Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas will take place. The Meeting is the right time to draw the attention on the case of European small-scale […]