Letter to EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella: Maintaining the EU ban on subsidies for the construction of new fishing vessels
In a letter submitted today (18 September 2018) to Karmenu Vella and Cecilia Malmström, 40 environmental organisations call for the European Commission to uphold the current State Aid Guidelines to...
Submission to The European Commission Consultation Regarding Fishing Opportunities For 2019
Our Fish Submission to The European Commission Consultation Regarding Fishing Opportunities For 2019
#EndOverfishing: Commissioner Vella writes back to Global Ocean Leaders
EU Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella has written back to the nine global ocean leaders who called on him to end overfishing in EU waters.
Briefing: Electric ‘Pulse’ Fishing: Why it Should be Banned
Europe needs to decide on a ‘Frankenstein’ case, a problem we have entirely created for ourselves: electric ‘pulse’ fishing’. Electric fishing, which is forbidden in most fishing nations in the...
Thrown Away: How Illegal Discarding in the Baltic Sea is Failing EU Fisheries and Citizens
Discard levels vary throughout EU fisheries, ranging from 1%, to over 60% of the catch. Considered a major problem, particularly in mixed fisheries, discarding threatens endangered species, wastes resources,...
Submission To The European Commission Consultation Regarding Fishing Opportunities For 2018
This document details Our Fish comments on the European Commission’s communication regarding fishing opportunities for 2018. Our Fish believes the European Commission has an important role in upholding both...
How Denmark Can Make Fisheries Fair and Sustainable
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