Maritime affairs and fisheries newsletter. 01 December 2021.
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Subjects: common fisheries policy, innovation, serial publication, shipping policy, sustainable development

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News

OCEAN by Euronews

Map of the month

Job opportunities

Events

Funding opportunities

Publications and studies

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New strategy for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in
the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

The General Fisheries Commission for the
Mediterranean (GFCM) has adopted its new
2030 Strategy for the Mediterranean and
Black Sea at the end of the 44th annual
session on 6 November 2021. An agreement
was also reached on an ambitious package
of measures translating strategy into
concrete actions.

more

ICCAT: EU and partners deliver ambitious outcome

After 8 days of intense negotiations, the EU
and the 49 Contracting Parties of the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have
concluded this year’s annual meeting.

more

Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic,
Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2022

Today, the Commission published its
proposal for the catches of fish stocks in the
Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak.
Based on this proposal, EU fisheries
ministers will adopt the final fishing
opportunities at the Council on 13-14
December 2021, to apply as of 1 January
2022.

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EU fleet maintains good profits overall, mainly thanks to
sustainable fishing practices and management

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The 2021 Annual Economic Report on the
EU Fishing Fleet confirms that in 2019, the
fleet maintained overall profitability.

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MSPglobal Initiative: successfully promoting maritime
spatial planning worldwide since 2018

On 5 October 2021, the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
(IOC-UNESCO) and the European
Commission organised the online final
conference of their joint MSPglobal
Initiative.

more

European Investment Fund, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker,
Minderoo Foundation and Builders Initiative to commit
€60m of Ocean 14 Capital’s €150m inaugural impact fund

First large investment fund fully dedicated
to the Blue economy under BlueInvest, a
joint initiative by the European Commission
and the European Investment Fund

more

Green Deal in the Mediterranean and Black Seas: New
updates to 2022 fishing opportunities proposal for more
sustainable fisheries

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Today, the European Commission completed
its proposal for the 2022 fishing
opportunities in the Mediterranean and
Black Seas, adopted on 17 September 2021.

more

Bring European Maritime Day to your country in 2022

EMD 2022, the annual EU meeting point on
maritime affairs and sustainable blue
growth, and the place where ‘Ocean Leaders
Meet’, will take place in Ravenna, Italy on 19
& 20 May 2022. As every year, this will not
be the only action to celebrate our seas and
oceans.

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#EUArcticForum: a call for action from the Arctic
communities

The Arctic is where climate change is most
visible to the eye. The Arctic region is
warming three times faster than the rest of
the planet and changes happening there
have a knock on effect on the whole planet.

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OCEAN by Euronews

Euronews OCEAN Season 3 Episode 12 - Sustainable eel: A
long and winding journey

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Eels, the iconic and high-demand
species, has experienced a dramatic
decline in recent decades. The
European eel population has fallen
by 90% since the 1970s, due to
factors from fishing, barriers to
migration and pollution to poaching,
illegal export to Asia and climate
change.

more

Map of the month

Aquaculture production by species – European eel

The last 20 years have seen a dramatic
decline in the number of eels reaching
European river systems. The European eel is
listed as "critically endangered" under the
IUCN Red List. Under the Eel Regulation,
European Union countries must implement
management plans for the recovery of
European eels. Explore the Map of the
Month on aquaculture production by
species and select the European eel in the
map layer’s dropdown list to see
aquaculture production by country.

more

Job opportunities

Administrators in the field of maritime affairs and fisheries

Application open: 09/12/2021. Deadline for application: 11/01/2022 - 12:00
(Brussels time)

more

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Events

EUMOFA online talk: Impact of new aquaculture
technologies, growth potential in the EU

date

07/12/2021

more

2nd Pan-European Cruise Dialogue

date

venue

more

BlueInvest Africa

date

venue

more

01/03/2022

“Maison de la Poste” at the Gare Maritime, Brussels,
Belgium

15/03/2022 - 16/03/2022

Eden Bleu Hotel, Seychelles

European Maritime Day

19/05/2022 - 20/05/2022

Pala De Andrè, Ravenna

date

venue

more

Funding opportunities

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EMFAF call for proposals to boost regional cooperation for
a sustainable blue economy

date

28/09/2021 - 12/01/2022

Deadline

12/01/2022

more

EMFAF call for proposals to implement Maritime Spatial
Planning

date

28/09/2021 - 12/01/2022

Deadline

12/01/2022

more

EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism and EU Aquaculture
Website

date

02/11/2021 - 06/12/2021

Deadline

06/12/2021

more

Publications and studies

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The 2021 Annual Economic
Report on the EU Fishing
Fleet

The EU Fish Market

Available in ES, DE, EN, FR, IT

(STECF 21-08)

more

more

Guiding the application of
an ecosystem-based
approach in maritime
spatial planning

For those not yet familiar with an
Ecosystem Based Approach or EBA
(others might call it ecosystem-
based management), the following
pages describe the main
components of what EBA requires or
entails when developing and
implementing Maritime Spatial Plans
(MSP).

more

Guidelines for
implementing an
ecosystem-based approach
in maritime spatial
planning

The EU’s Maritime Spatial Planning
Directive (2014/89/EU) calls on
Member States to apply “an
ecosystem-based approach” (EBA) in
their planning. At international level,
UNESCO has called for the use of
EBA in maritime spatial plans.

more

This newsletter is published by the European Commission's Directorate General for Maritime Affairs
and Fisheries.

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