Back to the Source: Saving Europe’s Biodiversity Starts in the Ocean
These are turbulent times. One million species are at risk of extinction and the ecosystems supporting our lives are on the verge of breaking down; we are embroiled in the...
Ending the Blame Game Carousel: 20 Years of EU, Norway and UK Overfishing
Agreed TACs compared to ICES scientific advice in the EU-Norway Agreement Briefing by Our Fish, contributing author Griffin Carpenter This study analyses the total allowable catches (TACs) agreed between the...
Science Briefing: EU fisheries management system likely to implode
A new paper, The Unintended Impact Of The European Discard Ban by Dr Lisa Borges has found that an increase in fishing quotas of up to 50% was applied to...
Joint statement in relation to the High Court Judicial Review on restrictions on trawling activity inside the 6nm limit
Responding to news that Ireland’s High Court has found that the ban on vessels larger than 18m from operating within the country’s six nautical mile inshore waters was void and...
Open NGO Letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: for Europe’s Green Deal to be delivered, DG Environment must be properly resourced and empowered
Download: Open NGO Letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: for Europe’s Green Deal to be delivered, DG Environment must be properly resourced and empowered OPEN LETTER...
Joint NGO Reply to the Commission on the state of progress in implementing the CFP through the setting of fishing opportunities
On behalf of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oceana, ClientEarth, Seas At Risk, FishSec and Our Fish, we present our response to the 2020 European Commission’s consultation on the progress of...
NGO Recommendations for deep-sea fishing limits 2021-2022
Scientists indicate that deep sea fish populations in the EU are either depleted or lacking information to assess their status. NGOs urge European decision-makers to set fishing limits for highly...