On the 10th of January 2019, the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries voted on MEP Clara Aguilera Garcia’s report on the Commission’s proposal for a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea. The EAA and the EFTTA are very disappointed with many of the adopted amendments to the Commission’s proposed text, in particular those discriminating against recreational fishing.
Recreational fishing in Sweden is set to benefit from new funding of 1m krona in 2019.
“A Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) without input from recreational fisheries is like having a Member State in the EU with no voting rights,” a top level conference has been told. David Vertegaal, a Dutch member of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA), made the comment at the conference into the state of play of recreational fisheries […]
A discussion on the eagerly awaited report into the ‘state of play of recreational fisheries in the EU’ will be the major topic of interest at the next meeting of the EFTTA and European Anglers Alliance (EAA) backed RecFish Forum. MEP Norica Nicolai has presented a report to the European Parliament on the subject and […]
The results of an EU-funded report on the recreational fishing industry and its impact on fish will be revealed next month. Representatives of EFTTA will be on hand to hear the presentation on ‘Recreational and Semi-subsistance Fishing – its value and impact on fish’. The report, which was sponsored to the tune of €20,000 by […]
Top scientists who study recreational fisheries recently traveled from around the world for the 8th World Recreational Fisheries Conference in B.C., held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The goal of the conference is to share successes and failures in research and management of sustainable fisheries. The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust science staff attended and presented […]
Some recent EU fisheries management decisions stressed the need for more and better data on the impact and value of recreational fisheries in Europe. A seminar organised in the European Parliament by the Recreational Fisheries Forum brought examples and solutions to fill this gap. The focus at this seminar called “Sustainable fisheries management and recreational […]
Groups argue against unwarranted proposed Endangered Species Act listing. Several regional and national recreational fishing organizations submitted official comments to NOAA Fisheries opposing listing Pacific bluefin tuna as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The letter was in response to a petition filed earlier this year to ban all fishing, including recreational fishing, for […]
Bill contains both good and bad elements for the recreational fishing industry. Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive maritime infrastructure bill that drew a mixed reaction from the recreational fishing industry. By a 78-21 vote, the Senate passed the “Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN),” which had been approved by […]
The European Parliament has ordered an eagerly-awaited study on recreational sea fisheries. The survey, which has been called for by both the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) and the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) for more than a decade, will give law-makers in Brussels previously unresearched information on the scale and economic value of the […]