Tim Heddema

📢Critical need for #mackerel sharing arrangement, EU mackerel still a responsible choice 🐟 Read our joint press article with @EAPO_EUfishPOs 👉 shorturl.at/1744s

Just concluded a constructive meeting with @Europêche! We addressed key challenges in the fishing industry, discussed the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034), and reaffirmed our commitment to a sustainable, competitive, and resilient European fishing sector. Looking forward to continued collaboration and positive change for our fishers.

EU pelagic industry position paper on fishing opportunities and Coastal States negotiations for pelagic stocks for 2026: 👉 pelagicfish.eu/eu-pelagic-ind…

This week, @EBCD_bxl organised the event Blue Foods for a Sustainable Future: Launching the Call for an EU Action Plan. PFA President @timheddema, as Vice-President of @EuropecheOrg, and President @garat_javier, EESC Rapporteur for the Ocean Pact, presented the sector's plan:

EU fishing industry denounces NGO advice to stop buying #mackerel fished by EU fleet 👉Read our joint press article shorturl.at/AtSUh @EAPO_EUfishPOs

.@EuropecheOrg meets Member States to discuss fisheries priorities #OceanPact #Control #MFF #Competitiveness #UNOC #Norway #CFPreform 📋Read our press article shorturl.at/VuVeA

Omdat iemand bij Wereldnatuurfonds plots vindt dat er lang genoeg onderhandeld is over het internationale makreelbeheer gaan supermarkten overwegen geen #makreel meer te verkopen. De wetenschap zegt: makreel is niet overbevist; in 2025 kan 576.958 ton gevist worden. #viswijzer

Visserijonderwijs in Katwijk gered door gezamenlijke inzet🌊 De pelagische rederijen, Sociaal Fonds Trawlvisserij, @gemeentekatwijk, @zuid_holland en @STCGroupNL zetten zich samen in om de visserij als duurzame bron van voedsel en werk te behouden 👉 bit.ly/4iFTKJv

Fishers are key to a sustainable ocean future—pity industry representatives weren’t invited to this event to shape the #OceansPact EU fleets have been working tirelessly to become ever more sustainable. Shouldn’t we recognize their efforts rather than undermine them? #FairDebate

.@timheddema, Europêche VP, highlighted the EU fishing sector’s key role for food sovereignty. Called on the #OceansPact to: ✅Prioritize fisheries ✅Action Plan on Blue Foods ✅Support generational renewal ✅Smart co-existence of marine industries ✅Ocean Level playing field

Onvermeld blijft dat NL 31%(!) makreelquotum moet inleveren; kwart (1700 ton!) obv achterhaalde afspraak van 50 jaar terug om Ierland te spekken. Bizarre omissie, juist ook gezien stevige en gewaardeerde weerstand van Nederland. #Makreel toch een van waardevolste visbestanden.

Onzorgvuldig artikel @demorgen + @MSCkeurmerk. Voor goede orde: door anderen dan EU teveel gevangen haring = Atlantoharing, niet MSC-gecertificeerde Noordzeeharing. Suggestie dat vissers per definitie ook laatste beetje vis zullen vissen is karaktermoord. tinyurl.com/48h4jvnb

📊Find here our EU pelagic industry position paper on fishing opportunities and Coastal States negotiations for pelagic stocks for 2025 ⤵️ Thanks @timheddema to address issues related to unilateral quotas in North Atlantic eapo.com/swfiles/files/…

PFA responds to Court of Justice of the European Union decision on EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. Read the press release here: pelagicfish.eu/pfa-responds-t…

EU fishing industry calls for comprehensive #mackerel sharing arrangement to replace partial deal between #UK, #Norway and #Faroe Islands based on track records of #overfishing 📢Read our press release shorturl.at/9cCvF @vonderleyen @EU_MARE @Trade_EU

🌊 Great news! This #WorldOceansDay, we're thrilled to announce a new intensive research collaboration with @WURmarine. We will work to improve the management of fish stocks, and the development of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management 👉 bit.ly/4e8Wmy7

📢Europêche welcomes @vonderleyen’s announcement of a full-time fisheries Commissioner 🐟 📋Read our press release shorturl.at/LkVwV @EU_MARE #Fisheries #EU #CFP

In response to questions raised about trawling in European MPAs, the PFA wishes to address and clarify significant misrepresentations of facts about the pelagic fishing activities of our members. Please find our full statement here: pelagicfish.eu/pfa-fishing-ac…

.@EuropecheOrg meets Member States to prepare for next legislative term 📢Read our press article shorturl.at/bLP05

Small pelagic fish offer huge health benefits and potential to feed the world’s growing population🌍 🐟Increasing food security through blue foods relies on volume, something which sustainably managed small pelagic stocks have like no other. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3S2YtsU