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19 Feb 2025 Angling selected as one of the most popular hobbies among Finnish youth, reports EAA Finnish member 0 54 EAA member Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing, reports impressive results from a national School Survey by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The survey shows angling is a favouri...

12 Feb 2025 EAA's input to the EU Parliament's report on the EU Multiannual Fisheries management Plans (MAPs) 0 170 In December 2023, the European Commission proposed modifications to the current MAPs heavily impacting the current state of the Baltic Sea and its depleting fish stocks. In its proposal the Commis...

04 Feb 2025 ICES Roadmap for Marine Recreational Fisheries (MRF) - an important milestone for our sector! 0 221 End 2024, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) published a Roadmap for Marine Recreational Fisheries (MRF). This document aims to “guide the development of robust MRF assess...

30 Jan 2025 The world's salmon are at risk. A major International Conference tried to find out Why! 0 339 All the world's wild salmon species throughout their range from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic to the Baltic Sea suffer from greatly reduced sea survival. A recent conference at the famous Fishmong...

24 Jan 2025 Water Resilience Initiative - Make Europe Water and Climate Resilient! 0 335 Europe stands at a critical juncture. As the fastest-warming continent, we are witnessing the devastating impacts of climate change - from deadly floods to severe droughts and wildfires - all driven b...

22 Jan 2025 Anglers for Nature - important project by EAA member DAFV to improve Germany's waters 0 376 The German EAA member DAFV (Deutscher Angelfischerverband e.V.) is raising awareness of how anglers are improving water quality and water bodies across the country. With their Water Improvers project ...

16 Jan 2025 Dutch program for PTSS victims expands with angling, reports EAA Member Sportvisserij Nederland 0 724 The European Anglers Alliance Dutch member, Sportvisserij Nederland, has announced its decision to further support the grassroots initiative "Revitaliseren in de natuur" (Revitalize in Nature). An ini...

09 Dec 2024 "Anglers of the Future" - a new project by EAA member Sportsfiskerforbundet (DK), to motivate youngsters to go outdoors! 0 795 The European Anglers Alliance (EAA) Danish member – Danmarks Sportsfiskerforbund – has started a new project called “Anglers of the Future” aimed at encouraging young people to spend more time in natu...

26 Nov 2024 Blue & Green - The latest edition of the RecFishing Forum newsletter is out! 0 919 The Blue & Green newsletter is the information letter of the European Parliament Forum on Recreational Fisheries and the Aquatic Environment for which the European Anglers Alliance and the European Fi...

EAA member – ÖKF FishLife (Austria) – appoints the European sturgeon as its 2025’s Fish of the year to raise awareness on the species’ worrying state

22 Nov 2024 EAA member – ÖKF FishLife (Austria) – appoints the European sturgeon as its 2025’s Fish of the year to raise awareness on the species’ worrying state 0 1070 The Austrian member of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA), ÖKF FishLife - Österreichisches Kuratorium für Fischerei und Gewässerschutz, has designated the European sturgeon (DE: Hausen) as its Fish o...

18 Nov 2024 PRESS RELEASE - Recreational Fisheries voice will be heard in the European Parliament for the next 5 years 0 1088 On 13 November 2024, the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment organised a Cocktail event - A toast to 'Reel' sustainable fisheries inside the European Parliament. This event was org...

28 Oct 2024 The European Anglers Alliance welcomes Angling Council of Ireland as new member 0 1136 During the EAA’s 30th General Assembly in Tampere (Finland), the European Anglers Alliance welcomed the Angling Council of Ireland as new full member to its organisation. The Angling Council of Irelan...

22 Oct 2024 PRESS RELEASE - Trolling for Baltic Salmon to Continue 0 1368 On 21 October 2024, the Council of the EU its Ministers announced that trolling for compensatory released salmon in the Baltic Sea will continue. The European Anglers Alliance (EAA) welcomes this deci...

21 Oct 2024 Swedish EAA member – Sportfiskarna – aims for reintroducing grayling populations in Sweden through a new EU funded project 0 1178 Swedish EAA member Sportfiskarna has recently launched a new EU-funded project aiming at re-establishing the grayling population in the Swedish river Lagan, which disappeared in the mid-1900s. The pro...

15 Oct 2024 SAVE THE DATE: RecFishing Forum cocktail event - 'A toast to reel sustainable fisheries' 0 1254 On 13 November 2024, the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment - together with MEP Michal Wiezik - will officially relaunch the Forum for its 3rd mandate with a cocktail event to toa...

27 Sep 2024 EAA signs the Living Rivers Europe Coalition’s water handbook for the 2024-2029 mandate 0 1362 Water is vital to Europe’s security, health, social justice, supporting ecosystems and their recovery, as well as competitiveness.

25 Sep 2024 A new report highlights the importance of Sea Angling to UK Fisheries 0 1480 A new report – published in July 2024 and led by the UK’s Government Centre for Environment, fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in collaboration with the research and technology company Substance...

19 Sep 2024 EAA replies to EU Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation regarding the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2025 0 1400 The European Anglers Alliance replies to the European Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for Atlantic Salmon (and other fish stocks) in the Baltic Sea for ...

16 Sep 2024 German EAA member - DAFV - participated in a recent parliamentary hearing on cormorant management 0 1367 On the 26th June 2024, EAA Member DAFV - Deutscher Angelfisherverband e.V. - participated in a public hearing organised by the German Bundestag’s Committee for Environment and Nature Protection, to di...

The European Anglers Alliance elects a new President during its Annual General Assembly meeting in Finland to steer the organisation further

07 Sep 2024 The European Anglers Alliance elects a new President during its Annual General Assembly meeting in Finland to steer the organisation further 0 1616 During the EAA’s annual General Assembly in Tampere (Finland), EAA president Fred Bloot has stepped down in his role, giving way for new leadership. Fred Bloot, who has served in his role as preside...

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