The European Commission (EC) is
A recent study by the EC shows that only 9 per cent of European fish stocks may be at sustainable levels by 2022 if the CFP is not revised.
“The CFP reform needs to have the recovery and long-term health of fish and marine ecosystems as its central goal,” the WWF urged. “With three out of four assessed fish stocks in Europe overfished, a fleet which continues to be two to three times too large to be sustainable, and a 30 per cent fall in landings at European Union (EU) ports between 1998 and 2008, prospects seem grim.”
Green NGOs claim that 62 per cent of stocks in the Atlantic ocean are overfished and 82 per cent of stocks are overfished in the Mediterranean Sea, reports TheParliament.com.
"Europe's fishing grounds were once among the most productive in the world, but 40 years of the CFP have resulted in serious depletion of fish populations, ecosystem degradation and damage to species, habitats and sites supposedly protected by EU environmental legislation,” Saskia Richartz of Greenpeace said.
"Fishing has become unsustainable, increasingly unprofitable and reliant on public subsidies. This in turn has led to poverty in coastal communities and an ever growing reliance on imported fish," she pointed out.
WWF thinks a successful CFP reform would:
• Ensure conservation goals such as ending overfishing and discards, achieving Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) by 2015 and Good Environmental Status for EU waters by 2020.
• Establish clear and binding targets which must be met through Long-Term Management Plans (LTMPs) designed specifically for each fishery. These plans should be in place by 2015 and be co-managed by stakeholder groups at fisheries level.
• Provide a management framework for tailored solutions, such as Appropriate Rights Based Management (RBM) systems, which make fishers more accountable and gives them a more secure stake in the fishery, and catch quota management.
• Let the EU be a world leader in promoting sustainable fisheries globally by applying the new CFP to all fisheries and all EU vessels wherever they fish in the world, and by taking a leadership role in international management bodies such as the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.
“Only a strong management framework which involves fishermen and other stakeholders can end the madness of the yearly quota negotiations and the disregard of scientific advice. We need an ambitious CFP reform to halt the man-made disaster happening in our seas,” stated WWF’s Head of European Marine & Fisheries Policy Louize Hill.
WWF will assess the Commission’s final Regulation text on how it delivers on the aforementioned major asks.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Tilapia is easy to farm and provides high economic and nutritional value, making it a sought-after export commodity in many countries.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first 10 months of 2025 recorded significant progress, reaching more than USD 9.5 billion, up 15% year-on-year. This result reflects the sector’s persistent efforts amid a highly volatile market, especially policy shocks from the US Although signs of slowdown emerged in the third quarter due to countervailing taxes, key product groups still maintained strong momentum and created a foundation for full-year exports to reach USD 11 billion.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the conference on “Linking the Production and Consumption Chain of Ca Mau Crab 2025,” Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Sử posed a central question: how to shift the province’s crab exports toward official trade channels, instead of relying heavily on small-scale border trade with China as currently practiced.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The whitefish market in Japan is showing a clear divergence among supplying countries, in which Vietnam continues to affirm its role as a stable and high-potential exporter. Vietnam currently ranks third after the US and Russia in whitefish export value to Japan. Thanks to tariff incentives and the ability to meet Japan’s strict standards, Vietnamese pangasius continues to record a stable and positive growth trend.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
By the end of Q3/2025, Vietnam’s seafood industry recorded a clear recovery as a series of leading companies reported strong profits — some even achieving the highest results in their history. After several quarters struggling with high costs and weakened demand, the latest business results indicate a robust comeback across the industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On November 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Embassy of the Netherlands, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, organized the Vietnam–Netherlands Business Forum under the theme “Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta.”
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