Fishy business: How the fishing industry gets first class treatment from the German Government
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...
Joint NGO recommendations on EU Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2021
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...
Turning the Tide on EU Seas with a Green Recovery
The biodiversity and climate crises and the need to rebuild the EU’s economy go hand in hand. There is no reason not to invest in a green future for the...
Covid-19 Blue Recovery – Setting the Right Safety Net: A Framework for Fisheries Support Policies in Response to Covid-19
The joint paper Setting the right safety net: A framework for fisheries support policies in response to Covid-19 and the 2-page Executive Summary, list ten principles that should be applied...
Concerns over lack of consideration for harmful impacts of seafood production in Farm-to-Fork Strategy
Seas At Risk, Birdlife, ClientEarth and Our Fish would like to express our serious concerns about the lack of consideration, in the current draft of the Farm to Fork Strategy...
EU Farm to Fork Strategy – Our Fish submission
There will be no “sustainable” EU seafood until the EU ends overfishing. This a no-brainer for the provision of healthy food and the only way to deliver for dependent communities.
UPDATED: Joint NGO priorities on the revision of the EU Fisheries Control System
This document presents NGO priorities on the June 2018 revision of the EU Fisheries Control System, and calls on decision-makers to ensure full compliance with the landing obligation; Adapt the...