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FarFish presented at the Conference on Technical Innovation within the Seafood and Food Sector

The Conference on Technical Innovation within the Seafood and Food Sector took place on November 21st, hosted by ANFACO-CECOPESCA in Vigo, Spain. The conference serves as a platform to present various technological innovation in the seafood sector and different projects developed by the fishing and canning sector. On the program was a presentation on the Farfish […]

Farfish WP/CS Leaders Workshop Meeting

The Farfish WP/CS Leaders Workshop Meeting started this week at the University of the Algarve in Faro, Portugal. During the first day of meeting, the 21. of November, the focus was on preparation for methodology and harmonisation for upcoming work in work packages 3 – 5 and discussions and coordination on methodology & harmonisation to […]

Researcher position vacant in fisheries management – FarFish partner

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS), UiT the Arctic University of Norway, has a Researcher position vacant in fisheries management. The position is attached to the research group BRIDGE. The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) undertakes research and research-based teaching of high national and international quality in an interdisciplinary environment. Research activity is provisionally organized […]

Did you know? A New Era of Blue Enlightenment!

A very important workshop and a project showcase will take place at the event “A New Era of Blue Enlightenment” taking place in Lisbon, Portugal 12 – 14 July 2017. The FarFish project main topics are in line with this important event. Commissioner Carlos Moedas will host a High-Level Ministerial and Scientific event on 12-14 […]

Improving knowledge and management of EU fisheries outside Europe, while contributing to sustainability and long-term profitability

This June marks the beginning of FarFish, a new EU Horizon 2020 project aiming to improve sustainability and profitability of the European fishing fleet operating outside European waters. FarFish brings together 21 organisations and agencies across Europe, Africa and South America in addition to a number of international organizations. “About 20% of the catch of […]

Successful FarFish kick-off meeting

Kick-off meeting in the FarFish EU project took place in Vigo, Spain June 13th-15th. Stakeholders from all over attended the meeting, creating a springboard for a successful project. The coordinator, Jónas R. Viðarsson of Matís, was satisfied with this initial meeting and sees the next four years as a great opportunity for all stakeholders.  

Kick-off meeting for a new EU project

BFE and its partners from Tromsø celebrated on Thursday the start of a new European Union (EU) funded project about marine resource management. The Norwegian College of Fishery Science has been involved until now in 12 EU projects and FarFish is the last one added to the family. The objective of this project is to […]

Go Fish!

FarFish has the highly ambitious aim of addressing main limitations that are hindering full implementation of the reformed Common Fishery Policy in relation to fisheries in non-EU waters. By the end of the project, FarFish will offer a robust framework and guidelines towards increased cooperation between the EU and contracting countries, which will include a […]

Removing Barriers

FarFish has the highly ambitious aim of addressing main limitations that are hindering full implementation of the reformed Common Fishery Policy in relation to fisheries in non-EU waters. By the end of the project, FarFish will offer a robust framework and guidelines towards increased cooperation between the EU and contracting countries, which will include a […]