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With a growing demand for sustainable and healthy food, sea cucumbers may just be the next big thing for European aquaculture. Closely related to sea
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The European Commission has published a new action plan to accelerate the development of the organic sector. The plan will boost the production
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Recently we have become used to talking about plans A and plans B, whereby plan B is developed just in case, if things are not going as they should.
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With the implementation of the new long-term EU budget, some EASME managed programmes are moving to the new European Climate, Infrastructure and
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Today an important step is taken in further developing the mandate set out in the 2016 European Border Coast Guard Regulation. The Commission welcomes
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The trilateral arrangement on jointly managed fisheries stocks in the North Sea for 2021 establishes the total allowable catches (TAC) and
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The Commission’s Joint Research Centre has released a new section on its Knowledge for Policy pages, specifically dedicated to algae. The webpage
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The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) discussed how to rebuild the yellowfin tuna stock in the Indian Ocean during a special session, which took
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) account for 50% of the global catch and 95% of the world’s fishers. In the EU, SSF make up 85% of all fishing vessels and
The Cabo de Palos Marine Reserve is the oldest marine reserve in the region of Murcia, Spain. Its status as a protected area since 1995 has favoured