News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   LIFE Welcomes Swedish Initiative on Baltic Sea Fisheries Management LIFE Baltic members welcome the Swedish government’s assignment to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) to pilot a scientific project on spatial management for pelagic fishing in the Baltic Sea. The initiative […]

News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   Making a Meal out of Baltic Sea Fisheries On 23 October 2024 the AgriFish Council reached an agreement on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2025. In doing so, they negotiated a package that leaves around  90% of the fishing quotas for the […]

News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   2025 Baltic Sea Fishing Quotas: Cause for Concern, LIFE Calls for Sustainable Limits The European Commission’s 2025 fishing quotas for the Baltic Sea have raised concerns among LIFE members. They advocate for more cautious fishing limits based on longer-term stock data, alongside multispecies management. […]

News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   Small-scale Fishers Assess the Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (RPOA SSF)  2024 marks a midpoint in the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (RPOA-SSF). […]

News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   Seaglow: LIFE joins newly-launched Horizon 2020 Project to pioneer decarbonisation in small-scale fisheries The Seaglow Project (Sustainable Energy Applications for Green and Low-impact Operation of small-scale fishing boats in the Baltic and North Sea basins) was launched in Aalborg, Denmark this month. It combines […]

News about fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant fishing communities   EU Arctic Forum: Indigenous People and small-scale fishers face similar challenges, share common values Climate change is impacting the Arctic more dramatically than other regions; it is warming 3-4 times faster than the planet as a whole. This is affecting the livelihoods and food […]