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As next week’s Council is expected to agree a joint position on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform, leading green and campaign groups warn that the proposed deal would precipitate the depletion of fish stocks and a sharp decline of the fishing sector. By agreeing to the ‘general approach’ that will be tabled by the Danish EU presidency, Member States would settle for a European fisheries policy of the lowest common denominator, without any ambition to achieve sustainable fisheries or save fishing jobs.
June, 2012
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80% of managed stocks in the Mediterranean and 47% in the Atlantic are overexploited.
June, 2012
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Underwater forests 8 times more profitable than their tropical counterparts. Thousands of hectares disappearing every year.
June, 2012
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Recent HELCOM news of a 75% decrease in Baltic oil spills, as a result of aerial and satellite surveillance, proves the effectiveness of government controls.
May, 2012
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Oceana: EU opposition to management of Mediterranean fisheries is a clear warning for the future of European fisheries reform
May, 2012
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Research shows area brimming with biodiversity at greater depths than average.
May, 2012
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Today, fisheries ministers from the 27 EU Member States will gather in Brussels for the third orientation debate on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
May, 2012
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Joint statement by Birdlife Europe, Greenpeace, OCEAN2012, Oceana and WWF.
May, 2012
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The proposal for a network of marine protected areas has so far been presented in Madrid, Paris, Tunis, Beirut and Brussels.
April, 2012
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The existing marine reserve in the northern part of the Sound should be expanded to protect vital and fragile species and habitats.
April, 2012
