Maritime affairs and fisheries newsletter. Issue #33, 23 October 2015.
Date: 2015-10-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Subjects: Baltic Sea, common fisheries policy, innovation, serial publication, shipping policy, sustainable development

Ministers decide on Baltic fishing catch limits for 2016 

EU Fisheries Ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities for 2016 in the Baltic Sea, following
discussion at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 22 October. 

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Issue #33, 23 October 2015
ISSN 2315-084X 

Get involved in European Maritime Day 2016! Info
session in Brussels, 18 November 2015 

European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual get together for
Europe’s maritime policy community. The 9th annual
European Maritime Day Conference will be held in Turku,
Finland, between 18 and 20 May 2016. 

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EU-China agree: better ocean governance is a
common top priority 

Wang Hong, Administrator of the State Oceanic
Administration of the People’s Republic of China, and
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment,
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries met and held the High Level
Dialogue on an integrated approach to Ocean Affairs in
Beijing on 13 October 2015. Both emphasised that better
ocean governance is one of their top priorities. 

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Events 
Atlantic Stakeholder Platform conference, Brest, France, 29
October 2015 
29/10/2015 
European Maritime Day 2016: stakeholders' information session
in Brussels 
18/11/2015 
Seeking better education and training for Blue Careers: Infoday
on knowledge alliances and sector skills 
23/11/2015 
Conference on maritime spatial planning and marine
environment 
07/12/2015 

Funding Opportunities 
Call for proposals: MARE/2015/06 Development of innovative,
low-impact offshore fishing practices for small-scale vessels in
outermost regions  
Deadline: 30/10/2015 
Call for proposals: EASME/EMFF/2015/1.2.1.7: Projects in the
context of the Integrated Maritime Policy in the Black Sea and/or
Mediterranean Sea regions 
Deadline: 26/11/2015 

Shaping ocean governance: global engagement in
EU consultation 

Publications and studies 
VIDEO: Sustainable fisheries for sustainable development 
EU Fisheries and Aquaculture Markets Highlights - 08/2015 

Infographics 
International Ocean Governance 
The EU and international ocean governance 

The Commission's international public consultation on how
the EU could contribute to achieving better international
governance of oceans and seas to the benefit of sustainable
blue growth is now closed. The EU is a global frontrunner in
the development of sustainable ocean-based economies
through its robust set of environmental rules, reformed
Common Fisheries Policy and its global fight against illegal
fishing. 

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Fisheries discard ban: Commission adopts plans to
reduce discarding in the Atlantic and North Sea 

The Commission adopted plans to reduce the wasteful
practice of discarding – throwing overboard unwanted fish -
in the Atlantic and North Sea. These discard plans concern
demersal fisheries, i.e. fish that feed on or near the sea
bottom. 

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Conference on Maritime Spatial Planning and the
Marine Environment, 7 December, Brussels 

The 5th event of the Maritime Spatial Planning conference
series will be dedicated to the relationship between MSP and
the Marine Environment. 

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How fisheries contribute to sustainable development
around the globe 

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2015 is the European Year of Development. The European
Union is the world's largest donor of development aid.
Fisheries is a significant sector of the EU's development
policy: since 2007 the EU has financed more than 50
projects in the field of fisheries and aquaculture in developing
countries, totalling €230 million over the period 2007-2014. 

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