João Aguiar Machado: If You Plan to Turn the Tide, Be Fearless About It
Our Fish Programme Director Rebecca Hubbard writes: "By ending overfishing EU Commission Director-General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries João Aguiar Machado can restore marine biodiversity and build resilience against the...
Are the EU and Norway overfishing in the public interest?
Every year the EU and Norway meet to discuss how much fish they can catch in each others waters. There is sound scientific advice about how much this should be,...
WHY is the EU Commission Stalling on Ending Overfishing?
The European Commission has replied, seeking to assure us - and you - that they are making progress towards ending overfishing. They say that an increase from 56 to 59...
Tackle Climate Change, Start With Ending Overfishing
Michael Creed may claim that to demand TACs in-line with scientific advice is politically too difficult. But just as Simon Coveney and other leaders made tough decisions in agreeing to...
Video: Poseidon Asks the EU To End Its Addiction To Overfishing
The God of the sea, Poseidon, and his Minister of the Ocean arrived in Brussels to deliver 350,000 signatures from EU citizens calling for an end to overfishing. When they...
How did we get from following scientific advice to seahorse-trading of fishing opportunities?
In 2013, EU member states committed to ending overfishing by 2020 at the latest. In their Communication, the Commission claims progress in doing this, but fails to note that it...
Seaweb, Barcelona: The Fish Fight campaign and Common Fisheries Policy aimed to eliminate discarding in Europe – five years on, are we succeeding?
At the Seaweb Seafood panel in Barcelona: Four different perspectives on discarding in EU waters. "If you can’t eat it, don’t catch it."