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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It is the German Government’s fate to take over the EU Presidency during a global pandemic, an unprecedented economic collapse, and at a time when action to tackle the climate...
In October 2020, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021. As the deadline to end overfishing by 2020 at the latest as legally...