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The European Parliament deals with important legislation which has a direct impact on fish stocks and the aquatic environment.
The Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment Forum has been established to help MEPs understand what can be complex issues affecting 25 million EU angling constituents.
 
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The RecFishing Forum Newsletter
Sea bass
Anglers push for strong emergency measures and a sound management plan to save the European sea bass

 
 

The ‘Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment’ presented the EU anglers' vision of the bass case in the European Parliament in an event on the 14th April. EAA and EFTTA are closely following the developments on this issue, giving input to the EU institutions and stakeholders.
A multi-annual management plan for sea bass is under preparation by the Commission. The European Parliament will have a say on this topic, as this regulation will be adopted following the co-decision procedure.

 
Read a short briefing about the sea bass issue
Rural Development
Recreational fishing as a succesful rural development tool:
Fishing Zealand – a cooperative project

 
 

Recreational fisheries can be a very attractive solution to develop sustainable economic activities in the most remote rural and coastal regions. The example of the “Fishing Zealand” project in Denmark clearly shows how sustainable sport fishing tourism can make a positive contribution to growth in local businesses but also to the environment.
The Denmark’s Sport Fishing Association and various municipalities and islands in the Zealand region worked together with local businesses, tourism organisations and volunteer sport fishermen to develop a new touristic product by improving the possibilities for fishing in the region as a whole. 
 
EU Angling associations
Meet the anglers #3 : The Deutscher Angelfischerverband


 
 

The Deutscher Angelfischerverband (DAFV - German Anglers Association) is the umbrella organisation of anglers in Germany. It counts around 700.000 members affiliated through regional clubs. The DAFV is a non-profit and recognized nature conservation and environmental organization. The DAFV is active in nature protection and leads many activities related to river restoration, management of fish stocks and wildlife conservation.
Every two years, in partnership with Friends of the Nature, the DAFV nominates the “River Landscape of the Year". This important title is also reported to the Federal Environment Ministry to be published in the List of official annual environmentally relevant actions. 
 
EU RecFishing News

European Parliament Think Tank note:
Potential benefits of EU water legislation

The Water Framework Directive, adopted in December 2000, set an ambitious target of achieving ‘good’ ecological status for all Europe’s rivers by 2015. It has been calculated that the economic benefit of reaching the target of good ecological status for all European water bodies would be at least €2.8 billion a year.

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DG ENVI briefing:
Sustainable aquaculture

This briefing presents an overview of research into aquaculture's impacts on the environment and considers how it could develop in harmony with environmental goals. In particular, it details the different pollutions caused by aquaculture and the impact of aquaculture on the marine environment such as escapees, diseases and the wild species collection for feed.
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DG ENVI briefing:
Increased oestrogen pollution in European rivers could affect development of brown trout  

Brown trout embryos exposed to oestrogen during development hatched earlier, grew more slowly and had a lower heart rate than unexposed individuals, according to a recent Swiss study. These findings may indicate that oestrogen pollution in some European rivers is contributing to the decline of wild populations of such species.
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Hydropower
Watch EAA's video "The end of the river" to learn more about the impact of small hydropower dams on EU rivers and see why the anglers believe that the EU must better regulate their construction.
 
EAA's new leaflet in the PECH Committee !
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