September 28th, 2023

Europêche calls for a Commissioner exclusively devoted to Fisheries

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organized a conference yesterday on ‘EU food sovereignty: the role of agriculture, fisheries and consumers’. The event addressed the importance of food production in the EU, the role of the primary sector and of consumers in ensuring strategic autonomy. As part of the panel, Europêche regretted that despite the generalised improvement in the state of fish stocks, the EU’s self-sufficiency has been steadily declining in the last decade. Currently, the EU only produces 30% of the fish it consumes. As a consequence, Europêche called for a structural shift within the European Commission, specifically proposing the establishment of a dedicated Fisheries Commissioner for the term 2024-2029, separate from environmental affairs, with a strong focus on ensuring food security.

September 22nd, 2023

High Seas Fish Producers Organisation wins MSC award in Poland

The High Seas Fish Producers Organisation in Poland was recently awarded the "Ocean Hero Fishery" award for its contributions to sustainable fisheries at the MSC awards in Warsaw.