Some good news for overfished stocks in the Baltic Sea but could be too little too late
Baltic Sea EU member states choose to set some quotas at precautionary levels to safeguard depleted fish populations but fail to proactively protect declining herring and cod stocks in the...
UN Ocean Conference: Scientists Demonstrate Fisheries Solutions to Restore Ocean Health & Mitigate Climate Change
Watch the video recording Lisbon, 27 June 2022:- In a world first, marine scientists presented a groundbreaking series of papers (see below) that show how effective fisheries management can...
Bonn Climate Conference: NGOs Call for Harnessing of Ocean’s Power in Climate Change Fight
NGOs attending the UN Climate Conference in Bonn welcomed today’s first annual UN Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue - aimed at strengthening ocean-based action on climate change - but called...
Scientific Advice: No improvement for collapsed fish stocks – time for a reboot in the Baltic Sea
Responding to today's publication of annual scientific advice for 2023 fishing limits in the Baltic Sea by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), a group of...
Parliament Vote Paves Way for EU Transition to Low Impact, Low carbon, Socially-Just Fishing
“Our Fish welcomes the outcome of the PECH Committee vote, which sends a clear message to the EU Commission that it must do more to guide EU member states, and...
IPCC Report: EU Must End Dangerous, Radical Funding of Fossil Fuels for Fishing Industry
“For the EU this means fuel tax subsidies that perpetuate the most polluting and ocean-destructive fishing fleets must be ceased immediately, and a rapid transition to low-impact, low-carbon fishing must...
AGRIFISH: EU Must Seize Opportunity to End Fishing Sector Fossil Fuel Addiction
21 March, 2022: NGOs are calling for a rigorous plan to decarbonise the fishing sector and for the EU to stick to its commitments under the Green Deal, ahead of...