Directorate-General Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (MARE) - Montesquieu Institute

This Directorate-General develops and monitors the implementation of the Commission regarding the area of fisheries and maritime affairs. The DG's main task is the management of the common fisheries policy (CFP) that provides a basis for sustainable fishing in the waters of the Union and elsewhere by taking into account environmental, economic and social aspects and good governance.

The tasks of the DG are:

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  to take and propose measures in order to secure the fishstocks and enable a sustainable exploitation thereof
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  maintain a daily update of the amount of fish in the seas, based on reported catches and inspections thereof
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  ensuring the rules of the CFP are executed, controlled and maintained by member states
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  dialog betweens fishers, scientists and fishery managers
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  to represent the community in relevant international as well as regional fishery organisations
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  to negotiate with third countries about fishery agreement and the execution thereof
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  promote the collection of data, scientifical evaluations and research regarding fishing

position	first name	surname
Director-General	Lowri	Evans
Assistant of the Director-General	Valérie	Tankink

afd	section name	first name	surname
A	Policy development and coordination	Ernesto	Penas Lado
B	International affairs and markets	Stefaan	Depypere
C	Atlantic, Outermost Regions and Arctic	Bernhard	Friess
D	Mediterranean and Black Sea	Monique	Pariat
E	Baltic Sea, North Sea and Landlocked Member States	Carla	Montesi
F	Resources	Mark	Johnston

Er zijn 253 voorstellen voor wetgeving en andere juridische instrumenten van dit Directoraat-Generaal in onderhandeling bij de Raad en het Europees Parlement.

Date	Title
17.05.2013	Exercise of a scheme of control and enforcement in the North-East Atlantic fisheries.
	Report com(2013)287
13.05.2013	Action Plan for a Maritime Strategy in the Atlantic area Delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
	Communication com(2013)279
02.05.2013	Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
	Regulation com(2013)250
29.04.2013	Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of EU aquaculture.
	Communication com(2013)229
09.04.2013	Conclusion of the Protocol with Côte d’Ivoire setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the current fisheries agreement.
	International agreement com(2013)188

Er zijn 316 wetten en andere juridische instrumenten van de Raad en het Europees Parlement, eerder voorgesteld door dit Directoraat-Generaal, die momenteel in Nederland worden geïmplementeerd.

Date	Title
13.03.2013	Amendment of Regulations (EU) No 44/2012, (EU) No 39/2013 and (EU) No 40/2013 as regards certain fishing opportunities.
	Regulation com(2013)137
03.12.2012	Fixing for 2013 of the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea.
	Regulation com(2012)720
23.11.2012	Fixing for the 2013 fishing year of the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
	Regulation com(2012)687
19.11.2012	Fixing of the fishing opportunities for 2013 for certain fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements.
	Regulation com(2012)668
23.10.2012	Proposal for fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements.
	Regulation com(2012)608

Er zijn ten minste 286 rechtsgeldige wetten en andere juridische instrumenten die eerder door dit Directoraat-Generaal zijn voorgesteld.

Date	Title
31.05.2012	Conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the fisheries agreement with Denmark and Greenland.
	International agreement com(2012)247
11.02.2011	RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL to authorise the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the EU for the renewal of the protocol to the fisheries ...
	Recommendation sec(2011)170
22.12.2010	RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL to authorize the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the EU for the renewal of the protocol to the fisheries ...
	Recommendation sec(2010)1593
25.11.2010	Fixing for 2011 of the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea.
	Regulation com(2010)693
15.10.2010	Allocation of the fishing opportunities under the fisheries agreement with the Union of the Comoros.
	Regulation com(2010)563