Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Budget
€400 — €0
EP Access
4
accredited persons
Staff
7
5.6 FTE
EU Grants
€186,260
Mission & Goals
LIFE’s Vision is of a European Union with healthy seas, where small-scale fishers are masters of their future, custodians of the sea, are economically independent, contributing to prosperous coastal communities and the environmental sustainability of the Oceans. LIFE’s Mission is to unite European small-scale fishers to achieve fair fisheries, healthy seas and vibrant communities. LIFE aims to unite and energise small-scale artisanal fishers as key agents of environmental and social change, ensure strong and effective representation, and give a voice and support to their associations at local, regional and European level. We are convinced that, given policy space and appropriate support, small-scale fisheries could be part of the solution and a gamechanger to Europe’s ailing seas and could make a vital contribution to implementing the Green Deal agenda for 2030 and 2050, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs.
EU Legislative Interests
Ocean Pact/ Ocean Act Common Fisheries Policy Control Regulation European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Water Framework Directive Marine Strategy Framework Directive Habitats Directive Farm to Fork Strategy EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 EU Green Deal Nature Restoration Law Marine Action Plan Marine Spatial Planning Directive Energy transition of the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture sectors
Communication Activities
LIFE's current activities are centred around influencing the implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy and the emergent Ocean Act. We do this through significant and ongoing interaction with our member organisations from UK, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Cyprus and Croatia. On the basis of information and advice received in this way we generate policy views and transmit them to the Commission [DG MARE], MEP's and Member States. LIFE has already had a number of successful meetings with these elements that have provided a much clearer understanding of the sector and the benefits it provides to often remote and vulnerable coastal communities. We undertake events such as conferences and more local meetings in member states in support of our organisations therein, assist them in capacity building and work closely with them in regard to their relationships with regional and national governments. Internet: https://lifeplatform.eu/; we have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Low-Impact-Fishers-of-Europe/166393173503352?ref=hl but at present we are focusing more on practical requirements rather than social media; also LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10235827/admin/ We attend meetings and conferences where we are able to promote the benefits of small scale, low impact fishing. In partnership with our member organisations across Europe, we are encouraging other smaller scale fishing organisations to join us. We have a number of organisations interested in joining LIFE that will assist greatly in providing added credibility to our aims and ambitions on behalf of our sector.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
LIFE is a Member of the Baltic Sea Advisory Council: http://www.bsac.dk/BSAC-Members/General-Assembly LIFE is a Member of the Mediterranean Advisory Council https://fr.med-ac.eu/chi_siamo.php LIFE is a Member of the "Friends of Small-Scale Fisheries" of the GFCM: https://www.fao.org/gfcm/activities/fisheries/small-scale-fisheries/friends-of-ssf/en/ LIFE is Coordinator for the Small-scale Coastal Fisheries (SSCF) Support Group of the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/etp-support-group_en
Organisation Members
LIFE's Board of Directors: https://lifeplatform.eu/who-we-are/ LIFE's Members: Foreningen for Skånsomt Kystfiskeri (FSK) - Denmark Association des ligneurs de la Pointe de Bretagne - France Plateforme de la Petite Pêche Artisanale Française (PPPAF) - France Syndicat Professionnel des Pêcheurs Petits Métiers du Languedoc Roussillon (SPMLR) - France Union des Communautes des Prud’hommes Pecheurs Mediterannes (UCPPM) - France Fischereischutzverband Schleswig-Holstein - Germany Irish Islands Marine Resourse Orgaisation (IIMRO) - Ireland The Erris Lobster and Restocking Association - Ireland Associazione Pescatori di Pantelleria - Italy C-LIFE Netherlands - Netherlands netVISwerk - Netherlands Środkowopomorska Grupa Rybacka - Poland Pescartes - Spain Asociación para la defensa de la pesca artesanal del Mediterráneo (ADPAM) - France Confraria de Pescadors de Sitges - Spain MedArtNet Spain - Spain Cofradía de Pescadores Nuestra Señora de Los Reyes - La Restinga, El Hierro, Spain Mulleres Salgadas- Asociacion galega de mulleres do mar Miracanarias Asociación de atuneros con linea de mano del mediterráneo Arts Menors Costa Brava - Spain Scottish Creel Fisherman's Federation - UK Sveriges Yrkesfiskares Ekonomiska Förening - Sweden PO Kustfiskarna Bottenhavet ekonomisk förening Kesälahti Fish Base Cooperative and Snowchange Cooperative - Finland Zygi Fishermen Association - Cyprus Pancypriot Association of Professional Coastal Fisherman - Cyprus Plataforma por el sector pesquero de Gran Canaria Plasepes - Spain Darlowska - Poland Association of Boat Fishers “Mierzeja” - Poland Wolinska - Poland Federatia Delta Dunarii - Romania Croatian chamber of Trades and Crafts coordination of Small Tools Fishermen - Croatia Udruga malih priobalnih ribara Jadrana Latvian Fishermen Federation - Latvia
Additional Information
As well as carryong out activities covered by the register, our assocuation carries out other activities, including research, producing publications, developing tecniques, approaches, systems to strengthen low impact small-scale fisheries
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.