#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 July 9 is European Fish Dependence Day, the moment when the E.U. has used up all its own seafood resources and must rely entirely on imports for the rest of the year to meet demand. The EU has already exhausted its domestic fish stocks and is now wholly reliant on imports to meet demand 9 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 AnimalsEU Plans to expand Scotland’s salmon industry could be under threat as new figures reveal two-thirds more wild fish would need to be harvested from the world’s already depleted fisheries to realise the Scottish Government’s ambitions. Salmon farming expansion target is a threat to global fish stocks 29 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry is devastating the seas and earning immense profits perverting food chains in multiple deviant ways New report shows how the fishmeal and fish oil industry threatens West African fish stocks 24 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife A few summers ago, Stefano Piraino was walking along the rocky shoreline on a small island off the coast of Sicily when he spotted a washed up jellyfish. Naturally, he tore a piece off and popped it into his mouth. Could jellyfish end up on our plate? 18 June 2019
#Act4 Wildlife According to data collected by the ICES Baltic Fisheries Assessment Working Group over 10 million Eastern Baltic cod were thrown away last year. Over 10 million Eastern Baltic cod illegally discarded last year 18 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