EFFOP Welcomes New Framework for a European Management Plan for the Great Cormorant

The European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) has published the Framework for a European Management Plan for the Great Cormorant. This…

The new EU Bioeconomy Strategy: an opportunity for the blue sector

On 27 November, the European Commission published its new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, setting out its vision for how biological…

Significant Consequences for Biodiversity if Marine Protein were displaced by agricultural production

A recently published scientific review in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture takes a detailed look at how global biodiversity would be affected if the protein…

Global seafood production is set to grow again in 2025 – Aquaculture is now the engine of global supply

New Food Outlook – FAO releases its biannual report on global food markets Global seafood production is set to grow again in 2025, with the Food and Agriculture Organization…

EU adopts new rules on fisheries control and enforcement

The European Commission has adopted detailed rules on fisheries control and enforcement aimed at harmonising procedures and reducing administrative burdens for EU…

Ministers follow ICES advice for some species in setting Baltic TACs for 2026

On the 28th of October 2025, the Council reached an agreement on the total allowable catch (TAC) for Baltic stocks in 2026. You can find the table from the press release and…