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18th Apr 13

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Bulgaria

The fishing industry in Bulgaria suffered during the period of transition from a planned economy to a market economy in the 1990s. The Black Sea coastal fishery was traditionally the key marine fish resource; overfishing, severe pollution of the waters and the lack of economic viability of fishing low-value species sent this fishery into decline. Similarly, high seas fishing gradually declined and, in 1995, halted altogether.

The sector is now in the process of re-building via new private companies and is concentrating on the Black Sea. There are around 1,000 vessels in the fleet, and the fishing sector employs approximately 12,300 people. The government has made considerable efforts in recent years to modernise its fisheries administration in preparation for implementing the Common Fisheries Policy (Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007), with the establishment of a fleet register, a computerised catch registration system, and a satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS).

Since acceding to the EU in 2007, Bulgaria is subject to the EU’s integrated maritime policy. The fisheries sector in Bulgaria will receive €70 million in support from the EU between 2007 and 2013. The aims of the EU investment programme are: to ensure the sustainability of the fisheries sector; develop the market for fisheries products; support the sustainable development of fisheries areas and improve the quality of life in those areas; and support the proper delivery of the Operational Programme in the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy.

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Black Sea NGO Network
BSNN is an independent, non-political, non-governmental, non-profit voluntary association of NGOs from the six Black Sea countries: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, the goal of which is the facilitation of the free flow and exchange of information, resources and experience for the accomplishment of its mission which is: to contribute to the protection, rehabilitation and sustainable development of the Black Sea.

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news

01/09/2008
Thousands of sharks caught by European fleets are not reported to fisheries management organisations says Oceana
Author: Oceana

19/02/2008
Oceana highlights need for more support for shark campaign
Author: Fishupdate.com

16/01/2007
Egypt: new measures to protect Mediterranean fish stocks
Author: allAfrica.com

04/05/2006
Dozens of Dolphins Die in Black Sea Fishing Nets
Author: Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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