Undercurrent: NGOs call on EU fisheries ministers to fulfill CFP targets
Ahead of the EU fisheries council meeting to be held on Dec 17-18, NGOs have called on EU fisheries ministers to ensure fishing opportunities for 2019 do not exceed scientifically advised levels, if...
Trouw: Ook de haring verdient bescherming
We moeten ook gewone vis als haring, schol en kabeljauw in de Noordzee beschermen, zeggen Sharon Becker (campaigner Our.Fish in Nederland) en Irene Kingma (directeur Nederlandse Elasmobranchen Vereniging NEV).
Undercurrent: NGOs issue ‘roadmap’ for improved sustainability in Spanish sector
A coalition of environmental organizations has launched a "roadmap" for the Spanish seafood industry to increase responsible sourcing in its supply chain.
Forbes: Celebrities Get Naked To Save The Fish: Best Photos
Giant mobile posters displaying famous celebrities in the nude holding dead fish have been wandering around Berlin's city center this week as part of the international Fishlove, #EndOverfishing campaign seeking...
Undercurrent: EU cuts key Baltic fishing quotas; NGOs insist it’s too little
From Undercurrent, 16 October 2018: EU cuts key Baltic fishing quotas; NGOs insist it’s too little Some charities have criticized the limits for fisheries in the Baltic Sea set at a meeting...
Intrafish: EU increases Baltic cod quotas for 2019, slashes herring
Rebecca Hubbard, director for the activist group Our Fish, accused member states and the European Commission of “rubber stamping the continued overfishing of iconic and chronically unhealthy fish stocks.”
AFP: EU’s new Baltic fish catch quotas anger environmentalists
Rebecca Hubbard, director for the activist group Our Fish, accused member states and the European Commission of "rubber stamping the continued overfishing of iconic and chronically unhealthy fish stocks."