Eels: Commission proposes seasonal closure of eel fishing
EU - A proposal tabled by the European Commission today will be the first step towards the recovery of the European eel stock which is highly depleted.

EU Commissioner in Iceland: the benefits of working together
EU - Joe Borg, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, started a two-day visit to Iceland, this morning. Commissioner Borg wants to emphasise the close relationship between the European Union and Iceland in fisheries as well...

Trawl nets restricted in new regulations for Mediterranean fishing
EU - New fishing regulations aimed at safeguarding the fishery resources of the Mediterranean Sea come into force today. The measures, jointly agreed by the 24 members of FAO's General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), are now to...

Tougher controls proposed for EU aquaculture
EU - Tougher disease prevention measures proposed for the EU's aquaculture industry could lead to higher prices for the fish used by processors in their products. However the measures could also result in a higher quality of the fish, molluscs...

European Commission proposes new rules on the health of farmed fish
EU - The Commission has proposed new EU legislation on the health of farmed fish and shellfish (molluscs) and the control of certain diseases in the aquaculture sector. The proposed legislation aims to simplify and upgrade existing legislation, in order...

Making GI a quality mark
EU - Whether it is a pork pie from Melton Mowbray or olive oil from Nimes, every Tom, Denis and Haemon seems to believe their local food deserves the EU’s protection from big, bad corporations. But is it really true that a phalanx of competitors...

Probiotics in Animal Nutrition
EU - The European Probiotic Association is inviting all to its first international seminar. That takes place on Tuesday 6th September, at Università Urbaniana, in Roma (Italy), as part of the 3rd Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods Congress.

Association calls for boost in productivity, innovation
EU - The EU's food and drinks sector is in danger of losing its market share unless more is done to boost its competitiveness, says a body representing the industry ? which also supports a reduction in domestic subsidies for its members. Citing...

Invasive parasite destroying fish species
EU - Researchers have discovered that a parasite carried by an invasive species of minnow is responsible for the dramatic declines and localized extinctions of a different minnow species in Europe during the past 40 years. This parasite, which...

EU finds carbon monoxide treated tuna
EU - The EU rapid alert system for week 22 showed that frozen smoked tuna loins (Thunnus albacares) from Indonesia via the Netherlands had been treated with carbon monoxide. Also frozen smoked swordfish steaks ( Xiphias gladius) of the same origin...

EU tax privilege for Thai shrimp to be restored
EU - The tax privilege of Thai shrimp exports will finally be restored by the European Union on July 1.

EU urged to stop feeding tuna farms with fish
EU - EU states should stop using fish as feed in tuna farms, which risks spreading exotic viruses to the Mediterranean, environmental group WWF said on Wednesday.

Long-awaited new EC rules on fish welfare could be in place by end of year
EU - Long-awaited new European Commission rules on fish welfare could be in place by the end of the year, the UK premier aquaculture conference has been told. William Crowe, from the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation, warned the assembled...

EC approves creation of fish farming joint venture between Nutreco and Stolt-Nielsen
EU - The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed transaction whereby the Dutch company Nutreco Holding N.V. and the Luxembourg company Stolt-Nielsen S.A. intend to create a full function joint venture, Marine Harvest...

EU has decreased its production of fish over last 10 years
EU - Production of fish in the EU has decreased dramatically, despite more effort put into aquaculture, figures from Eurostat show. Production has gone down with 17 percent during the period 1995-2002. Eurostat statistics indicate that the total...

EU anti-dumping tariff hits salmon
EU - The EU Commission wants to place an average 16 percent anti-dumping tariff on Norwegian salmon. The tariff would reportedly cost Norwegian seafood producers more than NOK 1.3 billion (USD 210 million) a year. The new tariff could be imposed...

Safeguards on salmon threatens EU business
EU - The Norwegian processor Pan Fish may, as a result of the EU salmon safeguard measures, move their salmon filet production from daughter companies in Denmark and France back to Norway, according to the Norwegian news source Nationen reports. The...

EC takes action to rebuild fisheries and aquaculture sector in tsunami-hit areas
EU - The Commission took another step forward today in its action to help rehabilitate the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the areas hit by the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December. Thus, it adopted a Decision to provide immediate...

European Union Mission To Check Pakistani Fish Exports
EU - A European Union (EU) mission is planning to visit Karachi Fish Harbour (KFH) to re-assess the production of fish and fishery product exports.

EU fish production in sharp fall since 1995
EU - In 2002 the EU25 produced nearly 7.6 million tonnes of fishery products, or about 5% of the world total. Between 1995 and 2002 EU25 production fell by 17%, while world production rose by 17% over this period.

Aquaculture has increasing share of EU productivity
EU - In 2002 the EU25 produced nearly 7.6 million tonnes of fishery products1, or about 5% of the world total. Between 1995 and 2002 EU25 production fell by 17%, while world production rose by 17% over this period. Amongst the Member States, Denmark...

Massive seafood project 'on track'
EU - SEAFOODplus, the largest research project ever sponsored by the EU in the seafood sector is now underway and will aim to satisfy consumer demand for healthy, safe seafood. Under the FP6UK framework in Europe, a considerable ?14.4 million will be...

New Fodder Gives Bigger Fish
EU - It’s cheaper, and it enables quicker growth and bigger fish. These are the key characteristics of a new fodder in fish farming, which will replace the traditional dry fodder. The raw material is simple: Fish waste.

'Ranching' may wipe out tuna
EU - The bluefin tuna may soon be commercially extinct in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic as a result of the EU-subsidised practice of tuna "ranching" for the Japanese market, it was disclosed yesterday.

Mediterranean tuna threatened by EU aid, Asian investment
EU - European Union subsidies and heavy investment from Asia are leaving Mediterranean stocks of tuna at crisis levels, conservation group WWF said Tuesday. The Japanese and Australian fishing industries are combining with trawlers from EU countries to...