Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,125,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
11 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
25
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 aims at the protection and restoration of the marine environment. The scope of Seas At Risk includes, but is not limited to, the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the NorthEast
Atlantic Ocean as well as all countries that border on these waters or have a significant impact on their marine environment.
SAR works to realise its goals in a number of ways but key amongst these is its role as a technical and political platform for its members, providing them with a means of collective intervention in international political and legal meetings of government where they would not otherwise have access.
While Seas At Risk pursues issues at the international level, individual Seas At Risk member organisations help by ensuring that national government delegations to international meetings are properly briefed and aware of the concerns of their national environment movement. By coordinating lobbying at the national level and ensuring that i (...)Main EU files targeted
Marine Litter: As part of our work on marine litter prevention, we are closely following the reforms of the EU waste directive and the proposed circular economy package. We also observe the Port Reception Facilities Directive and push for greater controls to stop the flow of waste into our seas.
Fisheries and Deep Sea Fisheries: Seas At Risk monitors all developments of relevance in the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the implementation of the latest CFP. We issue briefings on issues of relevance to national fisheries ministers in advance of meetings of the Agrifish Council.
Aquaculture: SAR follows all developments of relevance and is contributing to the establishment of the Aquaculture Advisory Council.
EU marine strategy: SAR closely follows the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, including assisting member organisations with their contributions to the national Programmes of Measures (PoMs).
Blue Growth: SAR monitors developments in deep sea mining, aquaculture and shipping, with regards to the EU’s Blue Growth strategy.
Shipping and the Climate: SAR monitors files relating to the environmental impact of shipping, including the MRV Regulation, waste from shipping, and protecting the Arctic, who is particular vulnerable to climate change.
Deep Sea Mining: SAR advocates sustainable alternatives to deep-sea mining, such as a reduction in the demand for mineral resources through a circular economy, a transition to smart energy and mobility systems, and structural changes in consumption patterns and lifestyles.
The Blue Manifesto: The Blue Manifesto is a new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030. The plan lays out concrete actions that must be delivered by set dates if we are to turn the tide on ocean and coastline pollution and degradation: At least 30% of the ocean must be fully – or highly - protected by 2030, Shift to low-impact fishing , Securing a pollution-free ocean, Planning human activities that support the restoration of thriving marine ecosystemsAddress
Head Office
Rue d'edimbourg 26
Bruxelles 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue d'edimbourg 26
Bruxelles 1050
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 11 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
11
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Sep 2020
Name Start date End Date Tobias TROLL 04 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Chiara FRACASSO 04 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Simon HOLMSTRÖM 13 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Andrea RIPOL 04 Jul 2023 03 Jul 2024 Monica Verbeek 02 Feb 2024 01 Feb 2025 Anais RIOS 20 Apr 2023 19 Apr 2024 Bruno NICOSTRATE 22 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Tatiana NUÑO 03 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025 Frédérique MONGODIN 10 Jan 2024 09 Jan 2025 Mr Bruno Nicostrate 22 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Tatiana NUÑO 03 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Monica VERBEEK 02 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Frédérique MONGODIN 10 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Tobias TROLL 04 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Chiara FRACASSO 04 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Simon HOLMSTRÖM 13 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Andrea RIPOL 04 Jul 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Anais RIOS 20 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Irene DUQUE 07 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Bruno Nicostrate 18 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2023 Ms Tatiana NUÑO 17 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024 Mr Remi COSSETTI 17 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2024 Ms Frédérique MONGODIN 11 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2024 Ms Christine ADAMS 24 Nov 2022 24 Nov 2023 Ms Helene BUCHHOLZER 24 Nov 2022 24 Nov 2023 Ms Louisa GRAY 23 Nov 2022 24 Nov 2023 Mr Tobias TROLL 23 Nov 2022 04 Nov 2023 Ms Lucy GILLIAM 23 Nov 2022 23 Nov 2023 Ms Anne SEIDLER 23 Nov 2022 24 Nov 2023 Ms Andrea RIPOL 01 Jul 2022 01 Jul 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
The two mainstays of Seas At Risk's work in recent years have been the regulation of shipping and fisheries. The protection of marine species and habitats has also been important, and focuses on crosssectoral EU level initiatives: the EU Marine Strategy and the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy.
Work on climate change and the marine environment, including the role to be played by the shipping and fishing industries in climate change mitigation, started in 2008. Work on marine litter and its impacts on the marine environment started in 2009.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
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
EEB, CAN, Ocean-Climate.org
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,125,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
400,000 € (Source: EC Life)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
High level steering group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials #E03391 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3391 #Member #C#EIP Sherpa group
Groups (European Parliament)
Green New deal#Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development#SEARICA
Communication activities
Seas At Risk hosts workshops for its members and/or other NGOs and policy makers on matters of EU interest throughout the year.
In 2014 we hosted a marine litter event in the European Parliament: ‘Making the Link – the Circular Economy and Marine litter’. Seas At Risk issues
In 2020, we hosted an event "Ocean Action Conference" to raise marine issues and promote the Blue manifesto to policy makers and stakeholders.
6 newsletters a year with updates on its activities and EU policy developments.
Seas At Risk produces information leaflets on EU policy areas periodically.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
25 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 proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 19 Feb 2024 Location Berlaymont Subject NGOs presented to the Commissioner their Manifesto: An Ocean of Change 2024, and in particular the idea of an Ocean Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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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 Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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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 Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
- Carmen Preising (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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
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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 Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 Attending - 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 DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Stichting De Noordzee
- Fiskesekretariatet
- Eurogroup for Animals
- OCEANA
- European Anglers Alliance
- MEDREACT
- Stichting BirdLife Europe
- ClientEarth AISBL
- WWF European Policy Programme
- Coalition Clean Baltic
- Nederlandse Elasmobranchen Vereniging
- Fundació ENT
- BirdWatch Ireland
- Sciaena - Oceans # Conservation # Awareness
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
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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 Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists