Overview
Lobbying Costs
950,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9 Fte (10)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
23
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Seas At Risk vzw (SAR)
EU Transparency Register
95261732139-73 First registered on 11 Aug 2009
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 North-East 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 issues get raised at international meetings of government, Seas At Risk maximises the opportunity for governments to make the right decisions on key issues affecting the protection of the seas and oceans. Seas At Risk is also in an excellent position to make sure that civil society, via its national member organisations, is kept informed of developments in these forums.
Main EU files targeted
Marine litter: As part of our work on marine litter prevention, we work on the circular economy, all aspects of the European strategy for plastics in a circular economy, and the Port Reception Facilities Directive. Our focus is on preventing marine litter upstream, by reducing the use of plastic, particularly in single-use products.
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 has contributed 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: SAR monitors files relating to the environmental impact of shipping, including the MRV Regulation.
Deep Sea Mining: SAR monitors European and international developments.Address
Head Office
Rue d'Edimbourg, 26
Brussels B-1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
10
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 75% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Marc-Philip Buckhout 07 Nov 2019 25 Aug 2020 Andrea RIPOL 10 Aug 2019 08 Aug 2020 Ms Alice Belin 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Ms Frederique MONGODIN 26 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Mr Marc-Philip Buckhout 07 Nov 2018 07 Nov 2019 Andrea RIPOL 28 Aug 2018 10 Aug 2019 Ms Frederique MONGODIN 03 Aug 2018 26 Jul 2019 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 14 Feb 2018 04 Jul 2018 Ms Ann Dom 30 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2019 Ms Natalie HAFDELIN 30 Jan 2018 01 Aug 2018 Mr Marc-Philip Buckhout 30 Nov 2017 07 Nov 2018 Ms Emma Priestland 01 Sep 2017 04 Jul 2018 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 23 Feb 2017 14 Feb 2018 Ms Alice Belin 11 Oct 2016 08 Oct 2017 Ms Ann Dom 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Mr Marc-Philip Buckhout 19 Jul 2016 07 Jul 2017 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 23 Mar 2016 23 Feb 2017 Ms Emma Priestland 30 Jan 2016 28 Jan 2017 Mr Edward Davitt 26 Jun 2015 24 Jun 2016 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 17 Apr 2015 23 Mar 2016 Monica Verbeek 06 Mar 2015 04 Mar 2016 Mr John Maggs 28 Feb 2015 26 Feb 2016 Ms Emma Priestland 11 Feb 2015 30 Jan 2016 Ms Ann Dom 12 Dec 2014 10 Dec 2015 Mr Edward Davitt 03 Jun 2014 05 Jun 2015 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 16 May 2014 17 Apr 2015 Ms Emma Priestland 08 Feb 2014 07 Feb 2015 Ms Ann Dom 18 Jul 2013 17 Jul 2014 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 05 Jun 2013 16 May 2014 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 23 Aug 2012 17 Jun 2013 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 21 Aug 2012 22 Aug 2012 Mrs Vera COELHO 10 Nov 2011 01 Oct 2012 Mr Björn STOCKHAUSEN 27 Feb 2012 21 Aug 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Monica Verbeek (Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Monica Verbeek (Executive Director)
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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
- European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- European Seas Environmental Cooperation (ESEC) - informal network
- Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)
- Clean Arctic Alliance (CAA)
- Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
950,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
400,000 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2869 #Not a member #C#Air Emissions from Ships#Commission Expert Group on the Implementation of the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC)#E02936 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2936 #Observer #C#Commission Expert Group on Strategic Coordination for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)#E02550 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2550 #Observer #C#Working group on Data Information and Knowledge Exchange (WG DIKE)#Technical Subgroup on Technical Group on seabed habitats and sea-floor integrity (TG Seabed)#Technical subgroup on Underwater Noise (TG Noise)#Working group Programme of Measures, Economic and Social Analysis (WG POMESA)#Working group on Good Environmental Status (WG GES)#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)
Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup (SEARICA)
Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable DevelopmentCommunication activities
Seas At Risk hosts workshops for its members and/or other NGOs and policy makers on matters of EU interest throughout the year.
Seas At Risk issues 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
The mainstays of Seas At Risk's work in recent years have been the regulation of shipping and fisheries and the reduction and avoidance of marine litter. The protection of marine species and habitats has also been important, and focuses on cross-sectoral 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.
Meetings
Meetings
23 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 16 Jul 2020 Location Video meeting Subject To discuss the fishing opportunities exercise for 2021, in particular for the Baltic Sea, as well as issues related to the Biodiversity Strategy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2020 Location video-call Subject economic recovery and marine ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject European Green Deal, new circular economy action plan and the circular plastics economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Video meeting Subject To exchange views on the negotiations on the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 27 May 2020 Location video-call Subject EU Green Deal and marine biodiversity Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject To discuss outcome of the Council of December 2019 and the NGO views regarding the process of setting the TACs and quotas Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Dec 2019 Location Rond point Schuman, Brussels Subject Receipt of the petition from more than 400,000 EU citizens on climate action Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on sustainability, climate change and maritime issues Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on the implementation of the Plastic Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Plastics Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Single use plastic Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject discussion on single-use plastics legislation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject common fisheries policy, multi-annual plans and fisheries control regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
- Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Fisheries Control Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on EU Plastics Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Plastic strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject South Western Waters Advisory Council DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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Date 22 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Blue Manifesto DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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Date 22 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Blue Manifesto DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 22 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Common Fisheries Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Ocean Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Blue and green growth, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Marine litter, Aquaculture, Seabed mining Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, Ocean Governance, Deep Sea Access Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
- Gabriella Pace (Cabinet member)
- Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
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