China Dialogue: Cold fish: the global cooling effect of ocean life
Fish contribute about 16% of the carbon that ultimately sinks into the ocean’s deeper layers. If fish are such a prominent carbon sink, a natural store lowering the concentration of...
Undercurrent: NGOs pull up EU commissioner over sustainability claims
On May 12, several NGOs -- including Oceana, ClientEarth, Seas At Risk, Dutch Elasmobranch Society, Sciaena, and Birdwatch Ireland -- sent a letter to Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment,...
EURACTIV Agrifood Brief: Fishy business
y, 2021, a European Commission representative attending the Fisheries Committee meeting in the European Parliament made a misleading statement about the sustainability of fish available for sale in the EU....
The Guardian: NGOs demand action not promises as EU accused of ‘failing to protect seas’
Environmental groups propose urgent plan to stop overfishing and safeguard marine life, as existing laws go unenforced
EU Reporter: EU, Norway and UK can deliver on leaders’ pledge for nature this week by ending overfishing
As officials from the EU, Norway and the UK meet virtually this week to negotiate fishing limits for shared fish populations in 2021, the Our Fish campaign today called on...
The Guardian: EU set to miss targets on sustainability after agreeing fishing quotas
“Unfortunately, today’s outcome shows how far EU member states are from delivering their promises to their citizens, including our children who will inherit the legacy of their decisions,” said Hubbard....
Euronews on AGRIFISH 2020: Our Fish’s Rebecca Hubbard calls for an end to EU overfishing
"The key thing about this council is that the EU has said its committed to climate action, it’s committed to ending overfishing, it wants to be a leader on ocean...