Why Ministers must not exceed scientific advice on fishing quota
In 2013 there was a sea change in EU fisheries. Hundreds of diverse interest groups and millions of citizens asked EU lawmakers for an ambitious revision of the Common Fisheries...
Evidence of Continued Illegal and Unreported Fish Discarding in West Scotland Nephrops (Scampi) Trawl Fishery
This report concludes that fish continue being discarded by Nephrops trawlers operating on the West coast of Scotland. This is not only illegal based on the Landing Obligation; it also...
MEP letter to President von der Leyen asking that she make the new Green Deal blue
This is a letter from Members of the European Parliament, supported by Our Fish, regarding the central role of the ocean to a healthy planet, and the importance of including...
NGO Letter: transparency and accountability in setting the 2020 fishing opportunities
Letter signed by six NGOs, sent to to the EU Council, following the Ombudsman’s recommendations on fisheries transparency, asking the Council to implement these recommendations as a matter of urgency:
Joint NGO recommendations on the setting of Northeast Atlantic fishing opportunities for 2020
NGOs provide concrete policy proposals ahead of December Council on fishing limits or will be set for over 100 stocks in North Sea & Northeast Atlantic.
Is Western Baltic Herring Essential for the Euro-Baltic Fish- Processing Plant?
– Western Baltic herring is heavily overfished and is on the on verge of commercial collapse – ICES scientists advise zero fishing quota for 2nd year in a row...
Ending Overfishing Can Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change
The goal of this paper is to review the current literature and conduct an analysis that demonstrate that ending overfishing and reducing other negative ecosystem effects of fishing would make...