European Commission does too little too late to safeguard North- East Atlantic fish stocks
NGOs say proposal does not go far enough to restore all stocks above sustainable levels in line with the requirements of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), and meet the now...
Fishyleaks NL: Whistleblower Website Goes Dutch
Fishyleaks, a website aimed at ensuring that suspected abuses within the fishing sector can also be reported confidentially and anonymously, has launched a Dutch language version for the Netherlands. Fishyleaks...
Our Ocean Oslo: Aperitivo Hour with Dr Rashid Sumaila on overfishing, ocean health and climate action
The recent IPCC Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere gave stark warnings for the ocean and made clear the need for immediate and significant action on climate change. Ending greenhouse...
EU Fisheries Ministers Ignore EU Law and Nature’s Limits for Baltic Sea
Following news that the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) has today set five out of ten fishing limits for fish caught in the Baltic Sea far above the EU...
AGRIFISH: Will Denmark Break EU Legal Deadline to End Overfishing?
As EU Fisheries Ministers gather today to set quotas for Baltic fish catches, the Our Fish campaign called for the European Commission and EU Baltic member state Denmark to reverse...
Baltic Fishing Decline Clear Evidence of Decades of Irresponsible Fisheries Management
Fisheries ministers and industry have used short-term socio-economic arguments year after year to achieve higher fishing quotas than researchers recommend. The report shows in black and white that this strategy...
Over 50 NGOs Call on EU Leaders to Protect Ocean as Climate Action
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) launches today in Monaco, 52 non-governmental organisations have written to...