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Yesterday, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2022. This agreement covers all shared and jointly managed fisheries resources in UK and EU waters.

The EU contributes to sustainable oceans worldwide by concluding sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPA).

The European Commission has launched two targeted consultations to ask stakeholders to contribute to two upcoming reports: the report on the functioning of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and the report on the common market organisation (CMO).

The Sealogy Exhibition. A major international, annual blue economy event in Ferrara, Italy, and one of the rare occasions these days to meet people – blue economy stakeholders, exhibitors – in the ‘real world’.

Ocean, seas and waters are precious resources for the planet and for our well-being. With a 2030 target, the Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ puts research and innovation, citizen engagement and blue investments at the service of healthy marine and freshwater ecosystems.

EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2022 for the Mediterranean and the Black Seas.

Today, the Council agreed on fishing opportunities for 2022 for the fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak and for stocks shared with Norway bilaterally and with Norway and the United Kingdom trilaterally, following the agreement reached last Friday.

Today the UK has issued 18 licences for EU replacement vessels in the UK territorial waters and 5 licences for EU vessels to access Jersey waters.

On 7 December, the UN General Assembly debated and adopted two resolutions on “Oceans and Law of the Sea” and on “Sustainable Fisheries”, aiming to ensure that oceans and seas can be the basis for sustainable development and provide for the needs of current and future generations.