Mismanagement of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Sees Taxpayers’ Money Vanish into the Wrong Pockets
ClientEarth and Our Fish briefing for EMFF decision-makers in Denmark and other EU Member States, and how they should take stock of the lessons learnt from this case study on...
Joint NGO Recommendations on Baltic Sea TACs for 2020
The following text outlines the joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2020 in the context of EU fisheries legislation, scientific advice on catch limits and the sharing...
Joint NGO letter to WTO ambassadors: This year will be pivotal for the world’s ocean
Joint Letter from 59 NGOS to WTO Ambassadors, April 30, 2019 Re: World Trade Organization Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations Excellency This year will be pivotal for the world’s ocean. We urge...
Proposal for a Regulation on the revision of the EU Fisheries Control System 2018/0193 (COD) – Joint NGO Voting recommendations
CFFA, Client Earth, EJF, the Fisheries Secretariat, Oceana, Our Fish, Seas at Risk and WWF call on members of the EU Parliament's fisheries committee to vote for ambitious amendments that...
Briefing: Did the UK Throw Away 7,500 tonnes of North Sea Cod?
A freedom of information request from Our Fish to the UK’s fisheries management body (the Marine Management Organisation) has revealed that despite the landing obligation having applied to all catches...
Legal Opinion on Video Monitoring on board EU Fishing Vessels
The European Union’s ban on discarding fish dead or dying at sea, or the Landing Obligation (LO), was introduced in 2013 as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, and...
Responsible sourcing recommendations for the Spanish seafood supply chain
Roadmap with 10 recommendations for responsible sourcing improvements in the Spanish seafood industry. These recommendations come from a coalition of environmental organisations, which includes ClientEarth, Greenpeace, Oceana, Our Fish, Sustainable...