Independent, UK: New European fishing quotas ‘disregard science and law’, environmental lawyers say
Ministers ‘ignoring scientific evidence’ and haggling over fishing quotas ‘like kids trading football cards’, say campaigners Campaigners have described the levels as “very modest progress”, and said the council was...
The Guardian: EU fishing quotas pose risk to some stocks, say campaigner
Fiona Harvey, in The Guardian, 19 December 2018: EU fishing quotas pose risk to some stocks, say campaigners – Ministers setting limits for 2019 accused of ignoring scientific advice on overfishing...
The Guardian: Why the battle to fix Europe’s fisheries policy isn’t over yet
Overfishing in EU waters, and the wasteful practice of discarding edible fish at sea, should come to an end from next year, as reforms to the common fisheries policy (CFP)...
Euronews: Our Fish Program Director Rebecca Hubbard on EU Overfishing
Our Fish Program Director Rebecca Hubbard interviewed on Morning Europe, Euronews, by Méabh McMahon on outcomes of December AGRIFISH Council Meeting in Brussels, and the continued EU overfishing.
EU fisheries ministers fail to make history, by agreeing to continue overfishing
The Our Fish campaign today slammed EU fisheries ministers for failing to end decades of overfishing during the AGRIFISH December Council meeting, after it closed at three o’clock this morning....
Ireland: Michael Creed Misses Out On Making History By Continuing To Overfish
As the annual AGRIFISH December Council meeting closed this morning in Brussels, the Irish campaigners are accusing EU fisheries ministers for agreeing to continue their decades long tradition of overfishing.
Undercurrent: NGO denounces Norway-EU fisheries deal for taking no action against overfishing
Undercurrent, 18 December 2018: NGO denounces Norway-EU fisheries deal for taking no action against overfishing The environmental NGO Our Fish has attacked the fisheries deal that was finalized between...
Euronews: Demonstration in Brussels to demand an end to overfishing
God of the sea, Poseidon, meets E, German and Austrian officials to deliver 350,000 signatures from EU citizens calling for an end to overfishing, collected by Our Fish, Seas at...