PECH study presentation: Navigating the new MFF approach for 2028-2034 – Mapping threats and opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sector
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[Publication] Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: The EU carding system
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…
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[Digest] PECH Study presentation: Assessing the impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency
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…
PECH study presentation: Assessing the impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency
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[Publication] Assessing the impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency
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…
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[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…
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[Digest] The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea. A change in management needed
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…
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[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…
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[Digest] Labelling of plant-based seafood substitutes – Scope and issues at stake
The presentation of the study took place on 16 July 2025 and mainly focused on: the current state of play in the development of plant-based products that imitate seafood potentially misleading practices as regards the labelling of these products on the EU market national initiatives to tackle the issues generated Read more…