North Western Waters Advisory Council
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2022 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Inter-Advisory Councils meeting - opening statement | SRC |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Inter-Advisory Councils meeting - opening statement | — |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Discussion on the Common Fisheries Policy | — |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Discussion on the Common Fisheries Policy | SRC |
| 05 May 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Inter-Advisory Councils meeting - discussion on key policy developments and functioning of the Advisory Councils | SRC |
| 05 May 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Inter-Advisory Councils meeting - discussion on key policy developments and functioning of the Advisory Councils | — |
| 18 Jan 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Joint inter-Advisory Councils meeting - discussion on key policy developments and priorities | — |
| 18 Jan 2021 | Charlina Vitcheva Director-General | Joint inter-Advisory Councils meeting - discussion on key policy developments and priorities | SRC |
| 08 Jul 2020 | Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene Cabinet member | To present the Commissioner’s mission and work programme for the upcoming five years: Common Fisheries Policy implementation with focus on regionalisation, challenges regarding COVID-19 and Brexit; Green Deal, Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies | SRC |
| 08 Jul 2020 | Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene Cabinet member | To present the Commissioner’s mission and work programme for the upcoming five years: Common Fisheries Policy implementation with focus on regionalisation, challenges regarding COVID-19 and Brexit; Green Deal, Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies | — |
Mission & Goals
The North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC) was established in September 2005 in accordance with Council Decision 2004/585/EC, which set out a common framework for Regional Advisory Councils. Regional Advisory Councils were first proposed during the review of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2002 as a method of ensuring greater stakeholder involvement in the policy making processes of fisheries management. With the entry into force of the new Common Fisheries Policy, on the 1st of January 2014 the Regional Advisory Councils became Advisory Councils. A number of changes have been adopted in relation to their role, functions and composition of their membership (i.e. from 2/3 to 60:40). The principal aim of the NWWAC is to bring together stakeholders from across Europe to advise the Commission (whether by own initiative proposals or as a result of open public consultations) on matters of fisheries management in respect of the North Western Waters,
EU Legislative Interests
Main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files followed by the organisation: EU Common Fisheries Policy (Regional Fisheries Management Organisations; Ecosystem based approach to fisheries management; Landing Obligation; Maximum Sustainable Yield) Biodiversity (Natura 2000; MPAs) Control and Compliance in the fisheries sector Social, Labour and Human Rights of Fish Workers Supporting the achievement of UNDP 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, in particular 14 (life below water) and 17 (partnership for the goals). Relevant policy implementation, public relations and communication activities such as projects, events and publications. Publications from the NWWAC are available under publications section on the NWWAC website.
Communication Activities
All publications can be found on the NWWAC website www.nwwac.org.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://www.nwwac.org
Organisation Members
https://www.nwwac.org