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...
Undercurrent: EU agrees 2019 quotas as Brexit, landing obligation loom on horizon
This should have been the year in which fishing quotas finally followed scientific advice, and EU fisheries ministers made history by ending overfishing in EU waters. Instead, we saw another...
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.
‘To tackle climate change, start by ending overfishing’
Irish Independent: ‘To tackle climate change, start by ending overfishing’ by Mike Walker The ocean is incredible: not only is it the origin of all life, it stores the most...
SeafoodSource: UK and Ireland welcome EU fisheries outcomes amid Brexit fears; NGOs disappointed
SeafoodSource: UK and Ireland welcome EU fisheries outcomes amid Brexit fears; NGOs disappointed
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....