News
July 8, 2011
Swedish SSNC will pay fishermen not to catch eels
As a desperate measure to protect the much threatened European eel, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) is now fund raising in order to buy up eel certificates from eel fishermen.
July 7, 2011
Setting new trends for Baltic fundraising
On 4 July, Zennström Philanthropies organised a seminar on the Baltic Sea environment in connection with the ÅF Offshore Race. It was followed by a fundraising event that may set new trends in Sweden. For the second year, Zennström Philanthropies – set up by Niklas Zennström and his wife Catherine in order to fight for … Continued
July 7, 2011
Ocean Search: new ways to study seas and oceans
Magnus Jonsson, founder of Ocean Search and an internationally renowned creative mind in the field of digital information technology, assembled a team of NGOs and research groups to collect and share information about the state of our seas and oceans by providing traditional specialist tools to a fleet of private sailing boats, which are envisioned to work in the capacity of research vessels and collect scientific data.
July 1, 2011
Will Poland deliver sustainability to the failed Common Fisheries Policy?
Today, July 1, Poland is taking over the European Union (EU) Presidency for the next six months. This is the first time Poland will lead the EU Council. As the official release of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Reform package is quickly approaching (July 13), Poland’s Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development responsible for Fisheries, Kazimierz Florian Plocke, identified Poland’s priorities for a ‘comprehensive’ reform, written exclusively for CFP Reform Watch.
June 30, 2011
Fisheries Ministers not living up to commitment to reach MSY by 2015
At the Fisheries Council meeting on June 28, the Commission Communication concerning the consultation on fishing opportunities in 2012 was discussed. Majority of the Ministers stated that the objective of reaching the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) level by 2015 should be assessed on a case by case basis.
June 10, 2011
Parliamentarians call for priority access to sustainable vessels
To mark World Oceans Day, GLOBE, a network of international parliamentarians and legislators, held a forum in London to discuss the CFP reform. The product of which was a declaration containing 18 recommendations to ensure a radical and ambitions reform.
May 28, 2011
European fisheries must go back to the future
In the run up to the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) over 100 member groups of OCEAN2012 are engaging citizens across Europe in the second European Fish Week.
May 27, 2011
ICES advice spells cuts for pelagic fisheries in the Baltic Sea
The annual scientific advice on Baltic Sea fish stocks provided by the International Council for Exploration of the Seas (ICES) is now available. It paints a mixed picture, with recovering cod stocks, decreasing pelagic stocks in the central Baltic Sea and salmon populations in increasing trouble.
May 24, 2011
Crack-down on illegal fisheries imminent; more questions mount on fishery subsidies
Illegal drift net operations targeting bluefin tuna have been taken down in the Italian islands of Sicily and Ponza by undercover fisheries inspectors from Brussels, the Financial Times reports.
May 24, 2011
Hugh’s FISH fight wins a BAFTA award
The 2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) recognized Fish Fight, an incredibly successful and political TV campaign aiming to put an end to discards, with an award in the ‘Features’ category.