International ocean governanceInternational ocean governance means jointly protecting and sustainably using oceans for present and future generations.BBNJ High Ambition CoalitionHigh Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.AfricaThe EU and Africa are working together to both protect the ocean and develop sustainable activities.Arctic OceanThe Arctic is an area that is rapidly changing and it is a high priority on the international agenda.Fishing outside the EUMore than 20% of the fish caught by European fishing vessels are actually taken outside EU waters.Illegal fishingHow the EU is fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).International tradeEU trade in fisheries and aquaculture products has been on the rise in recent years.Northern agreementsFisheries agreements with the United Kingdom, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland and coastal states.Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs)Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) are international organisations regulating regional fishing activities in the high seas.Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs)Bilateral agreements enhance sustainable fisheries governance and support development of the fisheries sector with partner countries. Events06-08Oct2026OngoingExpert meetingsFAMENET Annual Meeting Brussels, BelgiumExternal event08Oct2026UpcomingTraining and workshopsCommon fisheries policy reality check workshop with Italian and Maltese fishersBrussels, BelgiumExternal event09Oct2026UpcomingTraining and workshopsCommon fisheries policy reality check workshop with Greek and Cypriot fishersBrussels, BelgiumExternal event10Oct2026UpcomingInfo daysTemiz Kiyi IstanbulIstanbul, TürkiyeExternal eventAll events News News announcement6 October 2026EU seeks input from fisheries and aquaculture professionals on simplification by 31 October2 min readHighlightedNews announcement2 October 2026Commission seeks views on the implementation of the Technical Measures Regulation2 min readSee all
International ocean governanceInternational ocean governance means jointly protecting and sustainably using oceans for present and future generations.
AfricaThe EU and Africa are working together to both protect the ocean and develop sustainable activities.
Arctic OceanThe Arctic is an area that is rapidly changing and it is a high priority on the international agenda.
Fishing outside the EUMore than 20% of the fish caught by European fishing vessels are actually taken outside EU waters.
International tradeEU trade in fisheries and aquaculture products has been on the rise in recent years.
Northern agreementsFisheries agreements with the United Kingdom, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland and coastal states.
Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs)Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) are international organisations regulating regional fishing activities in the high seas.
Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs)Bilateral agreements enhance sustainable fisheries governance and support development of the fisheries sector with partner countries.
08Oct2026UpcomingTraining and workshopsCommon fisheries policy reality check workshop with Italian and Maltese fishersBrussels, BelgiumExternal event
09Oct2026UpcomingTraining and workshopsCommon fisheries policy reality check workshop with Greek and Cypriot fishersBrussels, BelgiumExternal event
News announcement6 October 2026EU seeks input from fisheries and aquaculture professionals on simplification by 31 October2 min read
HighlightedNews announcement2 October 2026Commission seeks views on the implementation of the Technical Measures Regulation2 min read
