A study presented on 6 May 2026 to the Committee on Fisheries examined how the EC’s proposed Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 could reshape support for the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It assessed the implications of the new funding architecture, including through legislative proposals on: the National and Regional Read more…
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…
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Publication: March 2026 Download: English Authors: Irina POPESCU The carding system established by Regulation 1005/2008 on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a key EU tool in combating illegal fishing globally. Since the IUU Regulation came into force in January 2010, it has shaped the EU’s fisheries relations with Read more…
The study on “Assessing the impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency‘ was presented on 25 February 2026, focusing on the following topics: The state of play of extra-EU seafood imports Competitiveness in capture fisheries and aquaculture Innovation and investment in EU aquaculture Policy recommendations for stimulating EU self-sufficiency in Read more…
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Publication: January 2026 Download: English Executive summary: ES – DE – EN – FR – IT– PL At a glance note: English Authors: Poseidon: Tim HUNTINGTON and Rod CAPPELL Executive summary This study analyses how seafood imports affect the European Union’s capacity to meet its own seafood demand – Read more…
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…
A background analysis, produced as part of the accompanying expertise for the implementation report ‘The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward’, was presented on 4 September 2025. The presentation mainly focused on: the evolution of the state of Baltic fish stocks and the main factors affecting them Read more…
