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To Karmenu Vella: stop mako sharks fishing before it’s too late!

October 31, 2017

OPEN LETTER 25 October 2017 Karmenu Vella, Commissioner Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Commission 1049 Brussels Dear Commissioner Vella: We write regarding one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable shark species – the shortfin mako, with hopes of enlisting your help to avert North Atlantic population collapse. As head of the EU’s environment… » read more

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Better regulation, blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, Fishery, Food & Consumers

‘Are they still fishing this?’

October 3, 2016

Guest blog post by Edward Stern. ‘Are they still fishing this?’ replied Dr. George Rose in an email earlier this year. I had written to Rose asking about cod length at first spawning, or the typical size of cod when they are sexually mature. Growth of this species, Gadus morhua, is regulated within a general… » read more

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blogactiv, Fishery

Finally we have a plan for fisheries in the Baltic Sea!

June 27, 2016

Guest blog post by Gustaf Almqvist, Ph D, researcher, fish ecology and fisheries, at Baltic Eye/Baltic Sea Center at Stockholm University. The new multi-annual plan for fisheries in the Baltic Sea, which today has been formally adopted by the European Parliament, will be able to provide Baltic fishermen with better stability and opportunities for long-term… » read more

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blogactiv, Fishery

Fisheries Ministers unwilling to end overfishing?

March 9, 2016

Guest blog post by Dr. Monica Verbeek, Director of Seas At Risk. Almost ten months ago, “final negotiations” for a Baltic Multi-Annual fisheries Plan had started. They still haven’t ended. Why? Negotiators have hit an impasse caused by the Council, which seems unwilling to implement the objectives of a recently agreed reform in EU fisheries.… » read more

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blogactiv, Fishery, Sustainable Dev.

When will the EU take action on the alarming state of its marine fisheries?

July 13, 2015

This is a guest blog post by Lasse Gustavsson, Executive Director of Oceana in Europe. Oceana is the world’s largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Which animal protein requires no fresh water, produces little carbon dioxide, doesn’t require arable land and provides healthy protein at a cost per kilo lower than beef, chicken,… » read more

Climate & Environment, EU Priorities 2020, Fishery

, environment, Sustainable Development