by Diana Oliveira Feijó

[Publication] Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Western Waters

Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Cristina PITA, Xochitl ELIAS ILOSVAY, Priscila SILVA, Mónica MANDADO (Institute of Marine Research – IIM-CSIC, Vigo, Spain) Executive summary Background Fisheries in the Western Waters are characterised Read more…

by Daniel Bahrmann

[Publication] Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Baltic Sea

Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Emma BJÖRKVIK (Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, Campus Gotland, Sweden). Executive summary Background In the Baltic Sea, several commercial fish stocks have declined substantially over time, Read more…

by Kanturu

[Publication] Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management – Best practices from the Mediterranean Sea

Publication: June 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Matteo CHIARINI, Isabella BITETTO, Pierluigi CARBONARA, Maria Teresa SPEDICATO (COISPA Foundation, Bari, Italy) Executive summary Background The Mediterranean Sea constitutes a maritime basin of profound ecological diversity Read more…

by Emily_M_Wilson

[Publication] Navigating the new MFF approach for 2028-2034 – Mapping threats and opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Publication: April 2026 Download: English At a glance note: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL Authors: Pavel SALZ, MR&A; Tim HAASNOOT and Tamar POPPELIER, ProSea Marine Education Foundation. Executive summary Background On 16 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a proposal for the Read more…

by janmiko

[Publication] Fisheries management in the Baltic Sea. The shift to ecosystem reference points (ERPs)

Publication: November 2025 Download: English Author: Christian MÖLLMANN, University of Hamburg, Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) Background The Baltic Sea is facing a critical fisheries management failure. Four of the seven key commercial stocks − including Western and Eastern Baltic Read more…

by casavella

[Publication] Women in fisheries – State of play and progress on gender equity in the EU

Publication: October 2025 Download: English Authors: Jannyna MIRES-ROJAS (Trainee), Irina POPESCU and Marcus BREUER (Research administrators) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Women play a crucial but often overlooked role in global and European fisheries, especially in the small-scale fisheries sector. Although they represent nearly a quarter of the world’s primary production sector and Read more…

by janmiko

[Publication] The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea. A change in management needed

Publication: August 2025 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL Author: Christian MÖLLMANN (University of Hamburg, Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science,Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Baltic Sea multiannual plan (MAP), established by Regulation (EU) Read more…