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The Commission has launched a public consultation on the implementation of the Technical Measures Regulation. The results of the consultation will feed into the Commission’s third report on the implementation of the regulation, due in 2027.

The European Commission has published a call for evidence on the introduction of possible EU standards for the training and certification of fishers working on EU vessels. The aim is to improve safety on board and make it easier for fishers to work in other Member States.

The ocean is changing at an alarming pace with direct consequences for marine life, coastlines and communities all across the world. That is the main conclusion of the tenth report on the state of the ocean, published today by the Marine Environment Monitoring Service of Copernicus,

Today, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney launched the OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System at a high‑level pledging event in New York.

The European Commission proposed a targeted amendment of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Regulation to simplify and facilitate access to funding for fishers and aquaculture producers.

Netherlands-based company Oyster Heaven is working to restore coastal ecosystems by developing scalable oyster reef restoration projects across Europe and beyond.

The proposal promotes the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and delivers on the political commitments made in the MedFish4Ever and Sofia Declarations.

Maria Teresa (26) and her brother Gabriel (30) are proving that the future of fishing can be safer, smarter and more sustainable. When their parents decided to stop fishing, the siblings wanted to continue their family tradition.

Over recent decades, herrings in the Gulf of Bothnia have grown more slowly. Several factors could be behind these changes, but a clearer understanding of the actual causes is needed. Closing this knowledge gap is the aim of ImproFish.

The five EU Missions in Horizon Europe are delivering tangible positive results in addressing some of Europe's most pressing societal challenges through scientific and technological innovation, according to a mid-term assessment published today by the European Commission.