No.226, September 22,2004
Member states debate recovery plans
BRUSSELS BRIEFING The recovery plans for several threatened stocks are
being discussed by European fishery ministers ahead of
Ministers to debate stock recovery plans BB/l EU Council meetings to be held in the next three months.
Extra days at sea go ahead BB/2 Pressure is mounting for immediate action, but the matter
Borg hearing BB/J wil1 be complicated by the changeover in Commission
Baltic cod talks fail BB/J
personnel.
WWF: "Med tuna inperil" BB/4
NAFO extends quotas BB/4 ~tra days get go-ahead
EU member states wil1 approve extra days at sea in the
WORLD FISIllNG SCENE North Sea shortly. The measure, designed to ease the
Maori settement passed FS/l burden of cod conservation rules on fishermen catching
Asian fishing scene FS/2 haddock, got a positive reception from the majority of
European fishing scene FS/3 delegates at a recent meeting in Brussels.
Russian fishing scene , FS/3-4
Investment in Mozambique pohs FS/4 $750m NZ fishing settlement passes
FAO says global bycatch doW1;l FS/4
Aquaculture FS/4-5 The Maori Fishery Bil1 was final1y passed in the New
Company news ~ FS/5-6 Zeal.and parliament, al1ocating $750m in fishery assets to
Newsinbrief ,.'. FS/6 ~bal groups. The deal took over a decade to finalise and
was praised as a landmark moment in the country's
SUPPLIES AND PRICES history .Maori groups wil1 now control a third of the
country's fishing industry.
Russian imports grow faster than exports SP/l
French exports up in volume
Yel1owfin soIe untapped by Russians SP/2
Autumn seasonunderway in VoIga SP/2 France's 1rade deficit in seafood dropped by 4% in volume
French trade up, prices Iower SP/2 and 9% in value in the first half of 2004. Tuna exports led the
Dutch musseI price sIump SP/3
way with a 24% rise in volume. Low prices characterised both
Dutch fish consumption rises SP/4
SP/4 the import and export markets for the majority of species.
BeIgian prices fal1ing
Pakistan export value drops SP/4
Russian trade gap grows
Iran's production up SP/4
Peru anchovy catch doubles SP/5 Russian imports of seafood have been growing faster than
Europe~ fish prices SP/6
exports over the last three years, according to recent fig!jres.
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Commission Regu1ation (EC) No 1581/2004 of 27
August 2004 amending Regu1ation (EC) No
1639/2001 establishing the minimum and extended
I Community programmes for the col1ection of data in LEGISLATION SUPPLEMENT III
I the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules
for the application of Counci1 Regulation (EC) No
1543/2000 Ul
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 of 8
September 2004 on the app1ication of Artic1es 87
and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to sri1an and
I medium-sized enterprises active in the production,
I processing and marketing of fish.eriesproducts U25
Commission Regu1ation (EC) No 1598/2004 of lO
September 2004 prohibiting fis~ing for megrim by
vesse1sf1ying the f1ag ofPortuga1 U29
Commission Regu1ation (EC) No 1599/2004 of 10
Published as a supplement to
I September 2004 prohibiting fis~ng for sand ee1by
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f1ying the f1ag of a Member State other than
Nesse1s
I Denmark or the United KingdoI1;1 U30
Commission Regulation (EC) No '1600/2004 of 13
September 2004 prohibiting fishing for anglerfish by
vesse1sf1ying the f1ag of France U30
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2004 of 13
I September 2004 prohibiting fishing for anglerfish by
vessels f1ying the f1ag ofBelgium U31
Commission Regu1ation (EC) No 1609/2004 of 13
September 2004 prohibiting fishing for common sole
by vesse1sf1ying the f1ag of Be1gium U31
Commission Regu1ation (EC) No 1645/2004 of 20
I September 2004 amending Regu1ation (EC) No
2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for
cape1inin Green1andwaters U32
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