#Act4 Aquatics Short animated movies remind that the future of fish rests in consumers' hands. The 'Fish-side story' calls for lower fish consumption 24 February 2020 Prijatelji životinja
The Commission has published an evaluation of the implementation of the eel regulation, 12 years after its entry into force. European eel recovery: where are we after a decade? 21 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The European Commission has responded to the petition from December 2019 that collected over half a million signatures from EU citizens urging policy makers to fulfil their commitment to end overfishing and achieve clean and healthy seas by 2020. Commission replies to petition to end overfishing 1 February 2020
In a briefing by Griffin Carpenter of the New Economics Foundation the reasons and benefits for Ministers not exceeding scientific advice are laid out and provide a timely reminder ahead of the December Council meeting at which quotas for the Northeast Atlantic and North Sea will be set. It’s there for a reason: Why Ministers must not exceed scientific advice on fishing quota 25 November 2019
Iceland has been accused of threatening the long-term sustainability of vital mackerel stocks after unilaterally increasing its catches in the international waters of the north-east Atlantic. Iceland accused of putting mackerel stocks at risk by increasing its catch 21 November 2019
A new global atlas - the first-ever of its kind - analyses the opportunities and challenges of using Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) to monitor fishing activity around the globe. New global atlas on using advanced technology to monitor fishing activity 19 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU WWF’s research shows that the EU’s fishing agreements with non-EU countries do not always contribute to sustainable fishing Unclear EU fishing deals compromise food security and sustainable seafood 15 November 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Maybe you’ve heard some of these sentiments — or all of them. Or maybe you’ve never really thought a lot about fish. Fish – A critical part of the conversation 13 November 2019
For its first major vote, the new European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has decided to reopen the floodgates of overfishing in Europe. PECH committee vote on next European Maritime and Fisheries Fund condemns oceans to even more overfishing 12 November 2019
#Act4 Aquatics A £3 billion fish farming multinational in Scotland has been officially reprimanded for animal welfare failures after more than 700,000 caged salmon died over three months. Salmon farming firm under fire over fish welfare after 700,000 deaths 10 November 2019
Opinions expressed in View articles are solely those of the authors Depleted fish stocks can’t wait. The EU and Norway need to commit to ending overfishing now 2 November 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Marine fish stocks and the ecosystems they inhabit are in decline in many parts of our ocean, including in some European waters, because of overfishing and the ecosystem effect of fishing in general. Ending overfishing can mitigate impacts of climate change 30 September 2019