Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Acronym: LIFE
General Information
Identification Code: 335382815910-56
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Entity Form: Asbl
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/27/2015
Last Update: 1/29/2024
EP Accredited Number: 3
Mission & Interests
Goals: LIFE provides representation and support to low impact, small scale fishermen and their organisations across Europe. Our aims are to promote sustainable fishing, support our members and provide a voice for them in Brussels and elsewhere.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Climate action
- Consumers
- Culture
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Food safety
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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
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. We do this through significant and ongoing interaction with the 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 transit 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.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: SEARICA
Head Office
Address: Rue Abbé Cuypers 3
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue Abbé Cuypers 3
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: LIFE's full time employees are:
Executive Secretary
Baltic and North Sea (BANS) Coordinator
LIFE's part time employees are:
Communications Officer
Policy Adviser
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: 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
Arts Menors Costa Brava - Spain
New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association Ltd - UK
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
Organisation Members: 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/