Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2023
The following text outlines the joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2023 in the context of environmental regulations, EU fisheries legislation, scientific advice on catch limits, and...
The untrawled truth: Why EU fisheries policy should strengthen discard monitoring, control and reporting within an implemented landing obligation
Discarding unwanted catches of regulated species has been illegal throughout EU fisheries since 2019. However, appropriate fisheries control measures are still missing. New research now reveals which parts of the...
Letter: Request for a meeting to discuss the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
We strongly support the Commission’s proposal to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies in the revised ETD. However, we consider that some aspects of the proposal have not been ambitious enough when...
Request for an administrative inquiry into fisheries catch data in the Netherlands
We urgently call on the Commission to instruct the Netherlands to act on the irregularities described above by conducting an administrative inquiry in accordance with Article 102.2 of the Control...
Targeted consultation on the 2022 Report on the Functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy
The European Commission is preparing a report on the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as required under Article 49 of the CFP by the end of 2022. Our...
Open letter from NGOs asks French presidency to support a strong and ambitious revision of the Control Regulation
ClientEarth, the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, Our Fish, Sciaena, Seas at Risk and WWF have sent a letter to French Fisheries minister Annick Girardin asking them to ensure stronger rules are...
Joint NGO email to MEPs on the EMFAF Delegated Regulation
On Monday 14th February, the European Parliament will vote on a motion for a resolution rejecting the European Commission Delegated Regulation on the implementation of the EMFAF Regulation. ClientEarth, Oceana, Our...