Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.8 Fte (10)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
10
High-level Commission meetings
24
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Seas At Risk (SAR)
EU Transparency Register
625261439488-38 First registered on 09 Sep 2020
Goals / Remit
Seas At Risk is an association of environmental organisations from across Europe, working together to ensure that life in our seas and oceans is abundant, diverse, climate resilient, and not threatened by human activities. Its mission is to promote ambitious policies for marine protection at European and international level. With over 30 members representing the majority of European countries, Seas At Risk speaks for millions of citizens that care deeply about the health and well-being of seas and oceans.
Main EU files targeted
Ocean economy & governance: Green Deal, Blue Economy Strategy
Rewilding the ocean: Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Habitats and Birds Directive, Biodiversity Strategy, Nature Restoration Law
Seafood: Common Fisheries Policy, Technical Measures Regulation, Fisheries Control Regulation
Clean energy transition: MRV regulation, Offshore renewable energy strategy, Fit for 55
Zero pollution and circular economy: European Strategy on Plastics, Single-Use Plastics Directive, Circular Economy Action Plan 2.0, Raw Materials Action PlanAddress
Head Office
Rue de la Charite 22
San-Josse-ten-noode 1210
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue de la Charite 22
San-Josse-ten-noode 1210
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
10
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 50% 3 25% 2 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
10 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Tatiana NUÑO 17 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Mr Remi COSSETTI 17 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Ms Frédérique MONGODIN 11 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2024 Ms Christine ADAMS 24 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Ms Helene BUCHHOLZER 24 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Ms Louisa GRAY 23 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Mr Tobias TROLL 23 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Ms Lucy GILLIAM 23 Nov 2022 22 Nov 2023 Ms Anne SEIDLER 23 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Ms Andrea RIPOL 01 Jul 2022 30 Jun 2023 Mr Tiago PIRES DA CRUZ 20 May 2022 01 Dec 2022 Mr Marc Philip BUCKHOUT 23 Apr 2022 01 Sep 2022 Ms Frédérique MONGODIN 07 Jan 2022 07 Jan 2023 Ms Christine ADAMS 16 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022 Ms Frederique MONGODIN 21 Oct 2020 21 Oct 2021 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
https://seas-at-risk.org/our-partners/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
1,135,500€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisor 359,286€ Contribution Adessium 96,416€ Contribution Climate work foundation 86,402€ Contribution The Nature Conservancy 25,400€ Contribution Waterloo 65,092€ Contribution Levine Family Foundation 13,802€ Contribution Stichting Deep Sea Conservation Coalition 30,000€ Contribution Zero Waste Europe 59,102€ Grant European Commission - EASME 400,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission - CINEA 550,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission Expert Group on the Implementation of the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC)#E02936#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2936 #Observer #C#Civil society#EU Biodiversity Platform#E02210#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2210 #Member #C#Civil society#European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2869 #Not a member #C#Industry#Ship Energy Efficiency#Air Emissions from Ships#Sustainable Alternative Power for Shipping- Mid- to Long-Term Solutions for Maritime GHG Emissions Reductions#High level steering group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials #E03391#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3391 #Not a member #C#Civil society#EIP Sherpa group #Commission Expert Group on Strategic Coordination for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)#E02550#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2550 #Observer #C#Civil society#Technical Subgroup on seabed habitats and sea-floor integrity (TG Seabed)#Technical Subgroup on Marine Data (TG Data)#Working group on Data Information and Knowledge Exchange (WG DIKE)#Working group on Good Environmental Status (WG GES)#Technical subgroup on Underwater Noise (TG Noise)#Working group Programme of Measures, Economic and Social Analysis (WG POMESA)
Groups (European Parliament)
SEARICA
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
24 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 20 Feb 2023 Location online Subject To explain the “Fisheries and Oceans “ package adopted during that week: CFP Communication, Marine Action Plan and Decarbonisation Initiative. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Commission - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Virtual Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location video-call Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Oct 2022 Location Online Subject Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Oct 2022 Location video-call Subject Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Sep 2022 Location video-conference Subject Black carbon risk Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jul 2022 Location virtual Subject To exchange views, upon NGO request, on the upcoming Action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems, on Commission implementing act on vulnerable marine ecosystems and on European eel status Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 19 May 2022 Location Online Subject Nature Restoration Law and the Action Plan on marine ecosystmes. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Apr 2022 Location virtual Subject To discuss deep sea mining and the negotiations of the mining code in the International Seabed Authority Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Mar 2022 Location video-call Subject Discussion on EU nature restoration law and action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2022 Location virtual Subject A regular meeting with NGO to discuss various fisheries matters: 2022 TAC setting, upcoming new Commission initiatives, WTO negotiation, cetaceans by-catch in the Bay of Biscay and in the Baltic Sea, control regulation negotiations etc. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2021 Location Virtual Subject To discuss Nature Restoration Law and marine aspects Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Andrea Vettori (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2021 Location Hybrid Subject To discuss with the NGOs the perspectives for the 2022 annual fishing opportunities ahead of international consultations and the December AGRIFISH Council. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Oct 2021 Location Hybrid Subject NGOs presented their expectations for an ambitious reform and shared views on specific topics in the revision of the EU fisheries control system. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2021 Location Virtual Subject To exchange views with the ‘’blue’’ NGOs on the upcoming Action Plan on sustainable fisheries and protection of marine resources, annual exercise of fixing total allowable catches and ongoing WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Mar 2021 Location video-call Subject EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2021 Location Virtual Subject EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Feb 2021 Location Virtual Subject To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Dec 2020 Location Virtual Subject Fisheries related matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2020 Location Video Call Subject Action Plan fisheries and fishing opportunities, offshore renewable energy strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Oct 2020 Location virtual Subject To discuss the upcoming Commission proposals for fishing opportunities for the North Sea/ Atlantic and for the Deep Sea. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - Webex call Subject Workings of the Advisory Councils Commission - Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Fiskesekretariatet
- Eurogroup for Animals
- OCEANA
- European Anglers Alliance
- Sciaena - Oceans # Conservation # Awareness
- Stichting BirdLife Europe
- ClientEarth AISBL
- WWF European Policy Programme
- Coalition Clean Baltic
- Nederlandse Elasmobranchen Vereniging
- Fundació ENT
- MEDREACT
- BirdWatch Ireland
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Stichting De Noordzee
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Date 01 Jul 2020 Location Video Call Subject economic recovery and marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists