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What to do with an overabundance of crabs disrupting the Danish coastal ecosystem? Danish biologists Leander Hessner and Happylan Natkunarajah had the idea to turn this underused resource into a new source of marine protein.

Small-scale fisheries make up around 85% of the EU fishing fleet and provide jobs for about 100,000 people. They are also an important part of the economy, culture and daily life of many coastal communities.

The European Commission has approved two French State aid schemes to support companies affected by increased fuel prices due to the Middle East crisis. €23.3 million will be allocated to support transport companies, and €17.2 million to support agricultural, fishery and aquaculture companies,

Along the windswept Pomeranian coast of Poland, Ustka is a town shaped by the sea. For generations, fishing defined daily life here, leaving a legacy that still lives on in the harbour, the streets and the memories of local people.

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on a future Atlantic Maritime and Macro-regional Strategy to help shape stronger cooperation, resilience, sustainability and territorial cohesion across the Atlantic area. Participate in the call for evidence by 26 November 2026

The European Commission is inviting professionals in the fisheries and aquaculture sector to complete a 15-minute online survey on the administrative, reporting and compliance requirements they face in their daily work.

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.