Ireland: Unprecedented Collaboration As Fishing and Environmental Groups Call on Minister McConalogue to Reinstate Inshore Fishing Ban
In an unprecedented response to the recent decision by Ireland’s High Court to overturn the ban on fishing vessels larger than 18m from operating within six nautical miles of the...
EU and UK must ensure protection of deep-sea fish in Northeast Atlantic
Responding to the European Commission’s proposal for deep sea fishing limits for 2021-2022, published today, NGOs welcome the positive steps towards following scientific advice. However, the proposal does not go...
Undercurrent: EU fisheries management likely to ‘implode’, says ICES scientist
The number of fish killed in EU waters each year is likely much higher than has been thought, "corrupting" advice on fishing opportunities given by the International Council for the...
Seafood Source: Failure to enforce discard ban threatens the future of EU fish stocks, report warns
Despite many fishing quotas being significantly increased to facilitate the implementation of the E.U.’s Landing Obligation (LO), also known as the “discard ban,” there has been no decrease in the...