Ahead of the European Parliament vote on the revision of the EU fisheries control system, this EU Fisheries Control Coalition opinion piece in Expresso calls on MEPs to vote in favour of amendments that ensure the control system accurately counts the fish from our seas and measures the impact of fishing activities on our fragile […]
Article summarising the European Commission’s concerns on the issue of “margin of tolerance”, created by the European Parliament plenary vote, which will increase under-reporting and mis-reporting of seafood catches. In a communication issued last month, the European Commission expressed that such amendments could lead to “massive overfishing” and undermine “the credibility of the European Union” […]
Dual interviews with MEP Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Member of the European Parliament Fisheries (PECH) Committee and Vanya Vulperhorst, Campaign Director for Illegal Fishing and Transparency at Oceana in Europe. Original article here (in French, behind paywall).
Ahead of the European Parliament vote on the revision of the EU fisheries control system, this EU Fisheries Control Coalition opinion piece in Euronews calls on MEPs to vote in favour of amendments that ensure the control system accurately counts the fish from our seas and measures the impact of fishing activities on our fragile […]
Today, six of Europe’s most accomplished chefs sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) asking them to vote in favour of increasing public access to information about the legality and sustainability of seafood. This week, MEPs will vote on the revision of the EU’s fisheries Control Regulation, a system of monitoring, inspection […]
Ahead of the European Parliament vote on the revision of the EU fisheries control system, this EU Fisheries Control Coalition opinion piece in Periodistas calls on MEPs to vote in favour of amendments that ensure the control system accurately counts the fish from our seas and measures the impact of fishing activities on our fragile […]
Undercurrent News summarises the asks of the EU Fisheries Control Coalition ahead of the PECH Committee vote on amendments to the EU fisheries control system. Full article here (behind paywall).
Industrais Pesqueras has published an in-depth report on the revision of the EU fisheries control system. The article includes quotes from Javier Garat, Secretary General of Cepesca, Basilio Otero, president of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Guilds in Spain, MEP Clara Aguilera, Rapporteur for the revision of the Control Regulation, and the EU Fisheries Control […]
Undercurrent News summarises the EU Fisheries Control Coalition’s reaction the PECH Committee vote, which the Coalition felt created loopholes that put sustainability and legality of EU seafood at risk. Full article here (behind paywall)
In a mixed bag of voting outcomes, the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee (PECH) has called for more transparency around fisheries activities and traceability to seafood supply chains, while simultaneously weakening the existing rules for controlling EU fishing activities. The Committee voted on a package of amendments to the EU fisheries control system, which have been […]
