Fisheries Policy under the Lisbon Treaty

March 17 2010, Brussels

NGO seminar

European Fish Week

June 5-13 2010

A week of events and activities around Europe in support of reforming the EU's Common Fisheries Policy.

Seafood Summit 2010: Challenging Assumptions in a Changing World

Paris, France, January 31 2010, 11:50-12:40

OCEAN2012 – an alliance of organisations dedicated to transforming the European Fisheries Policy: presentation and discussion on CFP reform and OCEAN2012's proposal for a principle-centred approach to fisheries management.
Sea Food Summit website

Environmentally harmful subsidies – a real threat to biodiversity: Policy Dialogue

Brussels, January 11 2010

Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union Brussels

Download invitation and programme (pdf)

Towards sustainable European fisheries

The double challenge of restructuring and reducing the fishing fleet
Brussels, Oct 21 2009
Conference organised by Seas at Risk

The End of the Line

The End of the Line is the critically acclaimed first major feature documentary film revealing the devastating impact of overfishing on our oceans.
Film screenings were followed by a panel discussion and reception.
The End of the Line website
The End of the Line on Babelgum

Berlin, December 14 2009

Screening,  followed by a panel discussion with film author, Charles Clover, and reception.
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Lisbon, November 16 2009
Exhibition 17.00
Screening 19.30-20.30
Auditório 2, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Av. de Berna, 45-A, Lisbon
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The future of Fisheries Partnership Agreements

Almost since their inception, Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs), have attracted criticism. The aim of the FPAs has been: to secure long term access to third countries’ fish resources and to maintain EU fleet presence in third countries’ and international waters. CFFA recently presented a paper to the European Parliament (Development Committee) on FPAs. Download report (PDF)

Regional Fisheries Management

How to make it work for fisheries and the environment
Brussels, Sept 29 2009
High-level conference hosted by WWF and OCEAN2012 to explore the concept of regionalisation and how it may be applied to the future EU Common Fishery Policy (CFP).
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Workshop on the Reform of EU's Common Fisheries Policy and Small-Scale Fisheries

Paving the way to sustainable livelihoods and thriving fishing communities
Brussels, Sept 28 2009
About the event
Statement from the workshop (pdf)