{"id":6224,"date":"2020-07-20T13:51:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T12:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2020-07-20T14:42:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:42:11","slug":"aquaculture-in-europe-fishery-funding-and-covid-19-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/aquaculture-in-europe-fishery-funding-and-covid-19-support\/6224\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquaculture in Europe: fishery funding and COVID-19 support"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to the European Commission, aquaculture is a high-potential economic sector with an estimated worldwide output of \u20ac1.3 trillion, which is predicted to double by 2030. The Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries<\/a>, Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius, announced that the Commission would increase transparency in the negotiating process on the annual fishing opportunities and fishery funding.<\/p>\n In a meeting with Pew Charitable Trusts, Fisheries Secretariat, Oceana, Seas at Risk, Coalition Clean Baltic, WWF, Our Fish and ENT, Commissioner Sinkevi\u010dius said: \u201cWhen EU Fisheries Ministers decide on the allocation of fishing opportunities, a lot is at stake: for the environmental sustainability of fish stocks and the marine environment<\/a>, as well as the economic sustainability of our coastal communities.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is why it is important that such decisions are taken in a transparent way. An open dialogue with the civil society and our stakeholders will also help us to reach as many of our citizens as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n