The assembly happened in Brussels on Tuesday (28 October).
The European Commission has invited all involved member states to interact in a structured dialogue and discover the challenges they may have in managing conflicts with Great Cormorant populations and fisheries.
The administration of conflicts might profit from a collaborative and cross-border strategy. To help these efforts, the Commission is organising a devoted assembly to facilitate a complete dialogue with and amongst EU Member States. Â
The discussions will give attention to:-
- Reviewing all accessible details about inhabitants sizes and traits, the usage of derogations from the final safety regime underneath the Birds Directive, and the primary points encountered;
- Discussing the executive and coordination challenges associated to derogations and battle administration. This consists of sharing greatest practices and constructing on previous efforts to find out how the Commission can greatest help nationwide authorities.Â
Background
In latest years, the populations of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) have elevated in some European areas, resulting in elevated native conflicts with fishing actions, together with aquaculture and leisure angling.Â
The Birds Directive protects all species of birds naturally occurring within the wild within the EU, together with the Great Cormorant. However, the Directive permits the pliability to derogate from the final safety regime to forestall severe injury to fisheries, which is utilized by many Member States.Â
At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in September 2025, Sweden urged the Commission to categorise the Great Cormorant as a huntable species and coordinate the administration of its populations on the EU degree. This strategic dialogue is a right away follow-up to this dialogue.
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