#Act4 AnimalsEU Manuel Barange, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO, delivered a talk that asked the audience to consider the future role of the ocean and the future of fisheries. The future of fish and its role in securing food for a population of 9 billion 10 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fish farming has become an important source of high-quality protein. But aquaculture farmers often suffer high losses. Fish farmers can test water quality in real time thanks to new EU-funded app 5 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Animal welfare groups highlight practice that forces a fish’s gills open and prolongs its suffocation to keep it fresh for longer Spotlight on tethering of live fish 19 August 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The concept of fish welfare is fairly recent and was overlooked for many years, based on a popular misconception that fish were “stupid” creatures devoid of any kind of sentience or mental capability. Welfare of fish—no longer the elephant in the room 27 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Two French MPs presented a report to the French parliamentary committee on European affairs on 17 July. The report recommended 27 measures to prevent the collapse of Europe’s fish resources. Two French MPs want their Parliament to discuss Europe’s overfishing problem 23 July 2019
#Act4 Aquatics More than one in five freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction according to naturalists. A poor state of conservation which has worsened over the past ten years. Study shows more than 1 in 5 freshwater fish species are threatened by extinction 18 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson UK ban on discarding edible fish caught at sea has failed 16 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Fish make up 16% of animal protein consumed globally, and demand is set to rise, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, largely thanks to rising disposable incomes. Fish replacement may be the next big wave in alternative protein development 8 July 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Nearly 200 fish farms are allowed to use a carcinogenic chemical called formaldehyde which is used to embalm corpses, The Ferret reveals. Scottish fish farms using cancer-linked embalming fluid as disinfectant 30 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fishyleaks was set up by the Our Fish campaign, an initiative of Funding Fish. ‘Fishyleaks’ website launched for whistleblowers in fisheries 17 June 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Analysis of satellite signals in the world’s most overfished sea reveals over 28 thousand hours of apparent fishing inside protected areas throughout 2018 Oceana denounces potential cases of illegal, unreported and poorly regulated fishing in the Mediterranean 15 June 2019
On eve of political summit, Oceana releases online viewer displaying information on crucial lifecycle areas for fish populations, and current sites closed to fishing Oceana calls upon Mediterranean countries to protect areas crucial for fish survival to address overfishing crisis 10 June 2019