North Sea cod and vulnerable bycatch species struggling
North Sea management has led in recent years to long-term plans for commercial fish species such as plaice and sole, however because of the non-selective fishing methods of bottom trawlers,...
Iberian marine environmental organizations meet in Lisbon to join forces for healthy oceans and sustainable fisheries
The Iberian sardine stock, the deep sea fishing opportunities and the full implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) were among the main topics discussed. As a result, a meeting...
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...