IPNLF welcomes the goal of using the Ocean Act to provide a comprehensive and efficient legal framework to support thriving ecosystems and wellbeing of coastal communities. The creation of the Ocean Act is a crucial moment for the EU to commit to a just and regenerative blue economy aligned with the ecosystem approach and Ocean Protection Principle, both within EU waters and in the EUs capacity as a distant water…
IPL
International Pole and Line Foundation
NGO · United Kingdom · EU Transparency Register 655531147120-01
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
0
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #245 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3
declared lobbying FTE
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declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2022
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Member of:
- Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- IPNLF actively participates at three of the five tuna RFMO’s
- International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
- Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’ (IOTC)
- and has observer status at the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
- Breaking Free From Plastics
- UN FAO - IYAFA
- UNDP IOC
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Oxford, United kingdom
- EU office
- Amsterdam
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
International Pole and Line Foundation filed 3 positions between 15 Sept 2025 and 24 Mar 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) works to increase equity in global fisheries management by supporting low impact, one-by-one tuna fisheries. In setting out Vision 2040, IPNLF urges the Commission to prioritise the following critical issues. First, the prioritisation of low impact fishing methods through full implementation of CFP art. 7(d) and art. 17. This would also serve to implement art.
The International Pole and Line Foundation works to increase equity in global fisheries management to improve market access for small-scale, one-by-one tuna fisheries. We are pleased to see the open call for feedback to guide the EUs strategy for external action.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- European Marine Board · 3 files in common
- Aquatic Life Institute · 3 files in common
- EFFOP - Marine Nutrients Europe · 3 files in common
- Mediterranean Advisory Council (MEDAC) · 3 files in common
- European Association of fish Producers Organisations (EAPO) · 3 files in common
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