Baltic Sea still blighted by illegal discarding and overfishing
Responding to reports on Baltic fish stocks published today by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), campaigners called on fisheries ministers to end the annual cycle...
Our Fish Responds to EU Control Regulation Review May 2018
The EU Commission today released their proposal for a revised Fisheries Control Regulation. Our Fish and civil society groups are disappointed that the review of such an important regulation was subject to a...
Global Ocean Leaders Urge Commissioner Vella To End EU Overfishing
Brussels, 23 May 2018:- Nine global ocean conservation leaders have urged the European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, to use his “power, position, and responsibility”...
Why is Deadpool 2’s Josh Brolin naked, holding a fish?
Photo caption: Josh Brolin supports the Our Fish campaign to end European overfishing by posing with a fish for Fishlove © Fishlove/Alan Gelati London 14 May 2018:- As the Marvel...
EU Eel Evaluation Roadmap: NGO submission
Evaluation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel. “We strongly support the upcoming evaluation and welcome...
Reaction: Why is the EU Pursuing Embarrassment Instead of Sustainable Fisheries Management?
Brussels, 25 April 2018:- Responding to findings published in the newly published STECF (Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries) report on progress towards implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries...
Save Our Seas: 172,120 EU Citizens Deliver Demand to Environment and Fisheries Ministers
Sofia, Bulgaria, 10 April 2018:- As the Council of EU Environment Ministers meeting opens today in Sofia, 172,120 signatures from EU citizens calling for the EU to protect our...
Letter from NGOs to Danish Fisheries Minister Karen Ellemann
The following letter was sent to Denmark’s Minister for Fisheries and Equal Opportunities and Minister for Nordic Cooperation on February 21st, 2018. Download PDF Version of NGO letter to Minister...