Press releases

Fisheries MEPs backed the results of the negotiation with the Council regarding the overhaul of EU fisheries control rules, to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The challenges of fisheries restricted areas will be the focus of a Fisheries Committee delegation to Split and Hvar, in Croatia, from 19 to 21 June.

The Parliament gave its consent to the 2022-2026 deal between the EU and Mauritius, which will increase the amount of fish the EU tuna fleet can catch in the Indian Ocean.

New technologies, such as on-board cameras, and improvements in traceability should help ensuring better compliance and increased consumer protection.

New measures include rules on measuring catches by recreational fisheries, alternatives to landing points for the European eel, and the use of remotely operated vehicles in red coral areas.

On Wednesday the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries rejected the Commission’s proposal for managing fishery resources in the Indian Ocean.

The impact of Brexit and the disruption caused both to quota access and supply chains will be the focus of a delegation to Ireland, from 15 to 17 May.

Parliament asks the Commission to put forward a voluntary regulatory framework at EU level to include fishers and producers’ organisations more closely in managing fisheries.

Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

The Commission should provide adequate funding for fisheries co-management and involve the fishing community more closely in the decision-making process, say MEPs.