Noticias desde la cubierta – Julio y Agusto 2018
Julio y Agusto 2018
Noticias
WestMedMAP – amendments
Barcelona, 17th of september 2018 Marta Cavallé The Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) Platform shares its input on the regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea (WestMed MAP) that should be voted by the Parliament during this autumn. LIFE members agree that the main focus […]
Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions 2018
Tornio, Finland: 150 Small-Scale and Indigenous Fishermen join forces to address common challenges Access the official PR here
Action Plan for Eastern Baltic cod
Action Plan for Eastern Baltic cod stock following the discussions on ICES advice for 2019 Warsaw, Monday 3rd of September 2018 Marcin Ruciński The situation The Eastern Baltic cod stock, for long the cornerstone stock supporting the livelihoods of many Baltic fishers, and a key element of the Baltic ecosystem, has been in a downward trend […]
New European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
A Blue Revolution in the Making and a chance not to be missed for small-scale fishers! Under the new EMFF proposal all Member States must submit an Action Plan for small scale coastal fishing as part of their national Operational Programmes. The Commission proposal also calls for small scale fisheries to be given “preferential treatment […]
Women in Fisheries website launched
New research exploring women’s roles in fishing families officially gets going, as the Women in Fisheries project launches its new website. The study is examining how women contribute to the survival of both fishing families and the fishing industry, and will shed light on women’s roles, identities and wellbeing. Collecting data on both sides […]
Time for a paradigm shift
Kick off of the European co-management Focus group Barcelona, 19th of June 2018 Fishers organisation representatives, public officials, NGOs and other stakeholders met on the 18th in Barcelona, Spain, to formally set up a Focus Group to promote an effective and inclusive form of fisheries governance across Europe based on the approach of co-management. Access […]
LIFE on WestMed MAP
Barcelona, 4th of July 2018 Click on this link to access LIFE’s general contribution to the Western Mediterranean Multi-annual Plan in English Contribución general de LIFE al Plan Plurianual de gestión (MAP) del Mediterráneo oeste en Español Contributo generale di LIFE al Piano di gestione Pluriannuale per il Mediterranean occidentale in Italiano Contribution générale de […]
Noticias desde la cubierta – Junio 2018
Junio 2018
Meeting report: co-management in Brussels on 7/6
Getting the Governance Right: co-management a powerful tool, not a panacea Brussels, 25th June 2018 Brian O’Riordan On Thursday, 7 June, a delegation from the Finisterre coast of Galicia came to Brussels to present their experience with a co-managed fishing reserve over the past decade. The visit was organized by the Fundación Lonxanet and the […]