Report: Climate Impacts & Fishing Industry Profits From EU Fuel Tax Subsidies
EU tax exemptions for fuel are harmful subsidies that reduce the costs of fishing, therefore leading to an increase of fishing capacity, and thus contributing to overfishing in the European...
Feedback to the European Commission on the CFP’s state of play
NGOS espond to the European Commission’s public consultation on the progress of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) implementation, setting of fishing opportunities and the state of fish stocks.
Joint Statement 52: organisations worldwide urge EU Member States to combat illegal and unsustainable fishing practices: “Require cameras also on vessels below 24 metres”.
A large number of NGOs from across the globe urgently call on EU fisheries ministers to reject proposals, which could be adopted at the end of June 2021, that would...
Common Fisheries Policy: Mission Not Yet Accomplished
Seven years after the last reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) entered into force, the EU, which has exclusive competence in this area, is yet to succeed in fulfilling...
Marine NGOs voting recommendations on EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives
This document highlights the joint voting recommendations of Our Fish, Dutch elasmobranch Society, Oceana in Europe, Sciaena, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, Seas At Risk, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), The...
Letter to Commissioner Sinkevičius on Misleading Statement Regarding Sustainability of EU Fishing
On Monday 10 May, a European Commission representative attending the Fisheries Committee meeting in the European Parliament made a misleading statement about the sustainability of fish available for sale in...
NGO Shadow Action Plan: Realising the ambition of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the ocean
The European Commission is developing an Action Plan to make fisheries more sustainable, and protect marine ecosystems and their biodiversity, as a key part of its European Green Deal and Biodiversity...