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...
Agrifish meeting outcome angers campaign group
Agrifish meeting outcome angers campaign group Published by Undercurrent News on December 19th, 2017: Outcomes at the Agrifish council meeting, held Dec. 11-13, have allowed overfishing to continue on a...
FIS: Baltic illegal discarding worsens despite landing obligation
Via FIS, 17 November 2017: Baltic illegal discarding worsens despite landing obligation Compliance with the reformed Common Fisheries Policy’s Landing Obligation is almost non-existent in the Baltic Sea, exposing the European...