Fisheries and Marine issues
Event on Achieving the ‘zero-tolerance’ ambition: What can the EU do to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing?
When: 20 November 2024, 14:00- 16.00 CETWhere: European Parliament – Room PHS 7C50 REGISTRATION closing on the 13/11 (please contact EBCD for later requests) This event is organised by EBCD in collaboration with EU IUU Fishing Coalition. Illegal, unregulated and unregulated fishing undermines sustainable fisheries
Area-Based Management Tools and Marine Fisheries: A Comprehensive Review
FEG’s Report on ABMT’s now Published with Cambridge Scholars Publishing With the progression of the ecosystem approach in fisheries and of marine spatial planning for ocean development, the promotion of area-based management instruments is increasing and all sectors need to
Event: The Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Food Security – 14 November 2024
When: 14 November 2024, 9.30- 16.30 CETWhere: European Committee of the Regions – Rue Van Maerlant 2 – 2nd floor – VMA21 – 1000 Brussels, Belgium REGISTRATION CLOSED (please contact EBCD for late requests) This event is organised by EBCD
Event on Fisheries-OECMs in Madrid – 7 June 2024
Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets the objective to effectively conserve and manage 30% of the land and seas by 2030, through well-connected and equitably governed systems of protected areas and Other Effect aera-based Conservation Measures (OECMs).
EBCD at CITES – 12-19 July 2024 – Geneva, Switzerland
The 33rd CITES Animals Committee (AC33) meeting, held from 12 to 19 July in Geneva, Switzerland, made significant progress on aquatic species trade, building on the outcomes of the previous AC meeting and the Conference of the Parties (COP) in
EBCD at COFI – 8-12 July 2024 – Rome, Italy
As the world faces the triple challenge of meeting food security/nutrition needs, combating climate change, and achieving biodiversity goals, the UN Committee on World Food Security emphasizes the importance of including aquatic foods in food security and nutrition policies, as
EBCD at CBD SBSTTA – 13-17 May 2024 – Nairobi, Kenya
EBCD actively participated in the 26th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD SBSTTA-26), held from 13-18 May in Nairobi, Kenya. The body, which meets annually, was established to evaluate the
EBCD side events at Our Ocean (OOC) – 15-17 April 2024 – Athens, Greece
EBCD actively participated in the ‘Our Ocean Conference’ (OOC), which has held on 15-17 April in Athens, Greece. This conference, held on an annual basis, was first launched under the initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the Secretary
EBCD at North Western Waters and Pelagic Advisory Councils 20 years Anniversary
The North Western Waters and the Pelagic Advisory Councils (ACs) celebrated their 20 years Anniversary this year. On this occasion, the two ACs organised a high level meeting at the Dublin castle (Dublin – Ireland). After a warm welcome by
Event: Understanding OECMs to achieve the 30 by 30 target
When: 29 September 2023, 10.00-17.15Where: Business Europe – Av. de Cortenbergh 168, Brussels, Belgium REGISTER HERE The EU Biodiversity Strategy sets the target to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s Sea area of which 10% must be
UN Fish Stock Agreement (UNFSA): IUCN-CEM-FEG Member Dr. Joji Morishita chairs the UNFSA Review Conference
Dr. Joji Morishita, Advisor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan, former Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (retired), and member of IUCN-CEM Fisheries Experts Group, chairs the Resumed UN Conference on the UN Fish
Report: Area-Based Management Tools (ABMTs) & Marine Fisheries
The role of area-based management tools (ABMTs) is growing in the fisheries landscape both in EEZs and in the high seas. Fisheries are highly spatial in all their activities but their spatial dimensions have only been weakly addressed in their