The workshop took place on 23 October 2023 and focused on the following topics: Part I: Decarbonisation and circular economy aspects for fisheries Part II: Marine biodiversity aspects Part III: Food security aspects The presentation of the studies was followed by questions from the Members and a stimulating debate. Presentation Read more…
The presentation of the study took place on 27 June 2023 and focused on the following topics: Introduction State of knowledge on fish welfare in aquaculture production Animal welfare practices for farmed fish species Regulatory framework for farmed fish welfare in the EU Conclusions Policy recommendations The presentation was followed Read more…
The presentation of the study took place on 24 January 2023 and focused on the following topics: Overview of the Chinese fleets, aquaculture, and trade Practices of granting fishing licenses China’s subsidies to its fishing sector IUU fishing practices EU-China cooperation Consequences to the EU of China’s fishing and aquaculture Read more…
The study on Costs and benefits of spatial protection measures as tools for fisheries management evaluates the costs and benefits of three types of spatial protection measures within the marine environment: Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and areas designated as ‘Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures‘ (OECMs). It also Read more…
On 13 June 2022, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a study on “Artificial Intelligence and the fisheries sector” at the PECH Committee meeting. This study reviews current Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems legislation, the AI techniques definition proposed by the AI Act and main applications of AI Read more…
The Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament (PECH) requested three research papers on the “EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU”, which were presented during Workshop for the Committee on 16 March 2022.During the event, the respective authors shared the key results of their Read more…
The PECH Committee requested three research papers on the “Electronic technologies for fisheries”, which were presented during Workshop for the Committee on 11 November 2021.During the event, three studies were presented by their respective authors. Part I: Transmitted positional data systems Key findings The use of the current vessel monitoring Read more…
The study on Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU fisheries and aquaculture analyses the effects of COVID-19 on the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors from March to December 2020. It gives an overview of the main effects experienced at EU level and develops eight case studies (Spain, Denmark, France, Italy, Read more…
The study on Impact of the use of offshore wind and other marine renewables on European fisheries provides an overview of general impacts of the development of offshore wind farms and other marine renewables on the European fishing sector. It further highlights pathways for possible co-existence solutions of both sectors, Read more…
This study assesses the implementation of the current EU fisheries control system by Member States. It focuses on the application of national infringement procedures, sanctions and the point system for serious infringements from 2014 to 2019. The research shows results based on interviews and survey replies by 17 out of Read more…