The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 – FAO Report

Despite significant previous progress, the world is off track to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. This has elevated the calls to urgently transform…

MSC Board Approves New Fisheries Standard

After four years of significant scientific research and consultation with over 1,000 stakeholders, the Marine Stewardship Council’s new Fisheries Standard has received…

MEESO project stakeholder modelling workshop

EFFOP is partner in the MEESO project (Ecologically and economically sustainable mesopelagic fisheries). On Tuesday 21 June, we participated in a MEESO stakeholder…

Major Takeaways from the Biennial Conference

Hear the views of the EFFOP president, the managing director and the vice chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee.…

EFFOP General Assembly 2022

On June 1st, 2022, EFFOP held its annual general assembly. Neither the chair nor the vice-chair was up for election, and the Executive Committee continued unchanged. The Excom members are: Frank Trearty, Ireland (Chair) Gardar Svavarsson, Iceland (Vice-chair) Christian Bisgaard, Germany, France and Spain Johannes Palsson, Denmark Kyrre Dale, Norway Toby Parker, UK Odd Eliasson, Faroe Islands Toomas Kevvai, Estonia Janis Zoldners, Latvia Charles Goudon, Malta At the…

Fed by Blue – Hope is in the Water

Fed by Blue is an initiative which aim is to broaden access to responsible seafood (referred to as “blue food”) by increasing transparency, expanding education, and improving…