The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for January has been published and covers the following topics:
News
- Commissioner Vella promises EU support for the Arctic and its people at Tromsø conference
- New report confirms positive economic trends in EU fishing fleet
- Seafood: Investigation into EU consumers’ attitudes shows sustainable supply is essential
- European Maritime Day 2017: preparations in full swing
- Blue careers and Blue labs calls for proposals: shortlist announced
- Outcomes of the 2nd Baltic Maritime Spatial Planning Forum 2016
Events
- 15 – 17 March 2017 – Second International Conference on Maritime Spatial Planning
Infographics
- Economic performance of the EU fishing fleet
Publications and studies
- The EU fishing fleet – Trends and economic results
- Study on the subsidies to the fisheries, aquaculture, and marketing and processing subsectors in major fishing nations beyond the EU
- Ex post and ex ante evaluation of the protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- EUMOFA Monthly Highlights n°12/2016
Call for applications
- Call for experts in maritime and fisheries policy
Funding opportunities
- 21 December 2016 – 28 February 2017 -Call for tender: EASME/EMFF/2016/036 – Validating age-determination of anglerfish and hake
- 16 January – 28 February 2017 – Call for tender: Interinstitutional service framework contract for better Regulation-related activities: lot 1: Common Fisheries Policy, excluding its international dimension, and lot 2: Integrated Maritime Policy
- 4 January – 8 March 2017 – Call for tender: MARE/2016/05 – Interim evaluation of the implementation of the direct management component of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Regulation
- 29 November 2016 – 15 March 2017 – Call for proposals: EASME/EMFF/2016/1.2.1.12 – Nautical Routes for Europe
- 14 December 2016 – 31 March 2017 – Call for proposals: Maritime Spatial Planning – MSP
In depth
- Setting our sights on blue-green success in 2017, by Karmenu Vella
- Beyond the beach – coastal and maritime tourism is getting a make-over, with help from the EU
- UPDATED WEB PAGE: Discarding and the landing obligation
For more information, the full newsletter can be found here.
