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The Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) is a
Directorate-General Within the European Union, Directorates-General are departments with specific zones of responsibility, the equivalent of ministries at a national level. Most are headed by a European Commissioner, responsible for the general direction of the Dir ...
of the
European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
, responsible for the policy area of
fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
, the Law of the Sea and Maritime Affairs of the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
. The current director-general is Charlina Vitcheva.


Mission

The mission of DG MARE is “To steer, in close relationship with stakeholders at regional and European level, the development and implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy and to manage the Common Fisheries Policy with a view to promote the sustainable development of maritime activities as well as the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources within and beyond Community waters”


Structure

The DG MARE encompasses 6 Directorates,organisation chart of DG-MARE
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Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
: * A: Policy development and coordination * B: External Policy and Markets * C: Atlantic, outermost regions and Arctic * D: Mediterranean and Black Sea * E: Baltic Sea, Black Sea and landlocked member states * F: Resources


See also

* European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries * Common Fisheries Policy *
Agriculture and Fisheries Council The Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) is one of the configurations of the Council of the European Union and is composed of the agriculture and fisheries ministers of the 27 European Union member states. Its competencies include the Comm ...
(Council of the European Union) **
Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health The Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health is a directorate-general of the Council of the European Union that prepares the work and tasks of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. See also * Special Committee o ...
*
European Parliament Committee on Fisheries The Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is a committee of the European Parliament. Chris Davies was the chairman (2019 – 2020) - until the United Kingdom left the European Union. Committee mandate PECH is the European Parliament committee respon ...
*
European Fisheries Control Agency The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that co-ordinates the national operational activities in the area of fisheries, and assists the member states in their application of the Common Fisheries Polic ...


External links


EC DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries


References

{{Authority control Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Union fishing regulations