Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Felix Leinemann Head of Unit | Minutes of the Meeting with NGO Participants on the Ocean Act | — |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Felix Leinemann Head of Unit | Minutes of the Meeting with NGO Participants on the Ocean Act | SRC |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Antonio Basanta Fernandez Cabinet member | EJF’s investigation into the unregulated squid fishery in the Southwest Atlantic. | — |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Antonio Basanta Fernandez Cabinet member | EJF’s investigation into the unregulated squid fishery in the Southwest Atlantic. | SRC |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Global Plastics Treaty | SRC |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Global Plastics Treaty | — |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Ralitza Rosenova Petkova Cabinet member | Participation of NGOs to Advisory Councils | SRC |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Ralitza Rosenova Petkova Cabinet member | Participation of NGOs to Advisory Councils | — |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Costas Kadis Commissioner | Participation of NGOs to Advisory Councils | SRC |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Roberto Cesari Head of Unit | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | — |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Luis Molledo Head of Unit | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | SRC |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Fernando Andresen Guimaraes Director | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | — |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Luis Molledo Head of Unit | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | — |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Roberto Cesari Head of Unit | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | SRC |
| 05 Sept 2025 | Fernando Andresen Guimaraes Director | Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case | SRC |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Costas Kadis Commissioner | Review of the Common Fisheries Policy, Oceans Pact, and future situation of the fishing activity and marine environment | — |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Costas Kadis Commissioner | Review of the Common Fisheries Policy, Oceans Pact, and future situation of the fishing activity and marine environment | SRC |
| 08 Jul 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Implementation of the Control Regulation | SRC |
| 08 Jul 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Implementation of the Control Regulation | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Priorities for the IUU fishing coalition | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Francesca Arena Cabinet member | Priorities for the IUU fishing coalition | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Eoin Mac Aoidh Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views of article 11 and 20 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation. | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Eoin Mac Aoidh Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views of article 11 and 20 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation. | — |
| 13 May 2025 | Costas Kadis Commissioner | Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) | — |
| 13 May 2025 | Costas Kadis Commissioner | Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EJF works globally to inform policy and drive reforms to protect our environment and defend human rights. We investigate and expose environmental and human rights abuses and support environmental defenders, Indigenous peoples, communities and independent journalists on the frontlines of environmental injustice. Our campaigns aim to secure peaceful, equitable and sustainable futures. EJF works to: -Protect ocean ecosystems, biodiversity and human rights by combating illegal and unsustainable fishing, ending harmful fisheries subsidies, stopping deep-sea mining and marine pollution, and ensuring effective marine protected areas. -Ensure climate justice for vulnerable communities and act to avoid climate breakdown, including by preserving natural carbon sinks. -Reduce the impact of global supply chains on the environment and human rights. -Create stronger governance and transparency to protect our planet. -Provide support to environmental defenders, sharing their message through film.
EU Legislative Interests
EJF covers many EU policy areas, including working to: - End unsustainable and illegal fishing; including working to support a harmonised and effective implementation of the Regulation on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing (IUU Regulation). This includes work on other EU Regulations and instruments that are directly relevant to the effective implementation of the IUU Regulation, in particular the Regulation on the Sustainable Management of the external fleet, the Fisheries Control Regulation, and sustainable fisheries partnership agreements. - Ensure EU's ambitious proposals on fisheries governance and transparency, and to ensure advancing similar legislation in relevant international fora, such as GFCM. - Improve transparency in fisheries; for example, working to improve transparency of beneficial ownership of vessels. - Protect our oceans and conserve marine biodiversity; for example, on the effective execution of the “EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries”, the implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directives, the 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy, and working to stop deep-sea mining. - Ensure the EU has effective mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation; including a strong Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Forced Labour Regulation and that EU bodies and Member States robustly implement and enforce these laws. - Combat the climate crisis, with a strong emphasis on climate justice and promoting the use of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change (such as protection of wetlands); for example, working on the Regulation on Deforestation-free products.
Communication Activities
- EJF uses video, along with new technologies, to document threats to environmental security and human rights. Producing hard-hitting reports and investigations, we target decision-makers and work to change laws and policies with a positive impact on people and the planet. - EJF is working with the European Commission to share evidence of IUU fishing in high-risk areas such as West Africa and South-East Asia to inform and support dialogues with third countries. - EJF is in routine and regular contact with representatives from Member States in Brussels and MEPs to present evidence from our investigations and grassroots partnerships in order to raise awareness on problems in the fisheries sector, particularly regarding IUU fishing in Africa and South-East Asia. - EJF is a member of several coalitions of NGOs. As part of this coalition work, we maintain close contact with relevant MEPs and organise events in the European Parliament to share our recommendations. - EJF is in contact with the European Commission and MEPs to raise awareness for the need for action and share our recommendations on our policy areas.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- The EU IUU Coalition. - The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition. - The Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition. - The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency. - The Med Sea Alliance. - Import Control Group. - Oceans & Bottom trawling campaign steering group of Patagonia campaign. - Climate Action Network (CAN)
Organisation Members
EJF is not a membership organisation. Information on EJF's Board of Trustees and Advisory Board can be found here: https://ejfoundation.org/who-we-are/the-ejf-team
Connected Legislation