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Discussion on the socio-economic aspects of the artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, challenges and opportunities for sustainable policies

On July 18^th 2022, Prof Stephen Hynes of SEMRU, Whitaker Institute was part of a panel discussion at the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission Policy Day held in Vigo, Spain. The event was held in collaboration with the 20^th Biennial IIFET conference. The theme of the Policy Day was “Socio-economic aspects of the artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, challenges and opportunities for sustainable policies”. Prof Hynes was invited by the Commission to be part of a high-level panel discussing “Challenges and opportunities for sustainable policies in artisanal fisheries and aquaculture”. The other panel members were Ernesto Penas, former director at the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, Amber Himes Cornell of the UN Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (UN FAO) and Will Symes of the OECD Fisheries Committee Secretariat. Angel Calvo, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, moderated the session.