Deutsche Welle: ‘Fishing the last fish’: Is the EU doing enough to protect fisheries?
Article – ‘Fishing the last fish’: Is the EU doing enough to protect fisheries? by Lars Bevanger, Deutsche Welle, 22 February 2018: Campaigners say EU politicians under pressure from industry routinely...
France 24/AFP: Defying Brussels, EU parliament calls for ban on electric pulse fishing
January 16, 2018: Defying Brussels, EU parliament calls for ban on electric pulse fishing The European Parliament called Tuesday for a ban on electric pulse fishing in the European Union, defying...
The Times, UK: Trawlers Head for ban on shock fishing
The Times, UK, January 17, 2018: Trawlers head for ban on shock fishing by Ben Webster. MEPs voted by 402 votes to 232 yesterday for a total ban on “pulse fishing”, which...
Respaldo del PE a una prohibición definitiva de la pesca eléctrica
January 17th 2018: Respaldo del PE a una prohibición definitiva de la pesca eléctrica El Parlamento Europeo (PE) ha apoyado las reivindicaciones de las organizaciones ecologistas y ha pedido la prohibición...
Guardian: European parliament to decide future of pulse fishing
By Fiona Harvey in the Guardian, January 16th, 2018: Rebecca Hubbard, programme director of Our Fish, one of a group of conservation groups lobbying for the EU pulse fishing ban...
Undercurrent: EU votes to ban pulse fishing
From Undercurrent, 16 January 2018: Members of European parliament have voted in favor of prohibiting electric pulse fishing in European waters, at the technical measures regulation vote on Jan. 16....
Undercurrent: NGOs, fishing groups claim EU has allowed pulse fishing on false grounds
Undercurrent article from January 9 2018, based on this press release. As the European Parliament prepares to vote on whether to restore the 1998 ban on electric fishing, or to authorize its...