ClientEarth, the Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, Our Fish, Sciaena, Seas at Risk and WWF have sent a letter to French Fisheries minister Annick Girardin asking them to ensure stronger rules are set to accurately report how much seafood is landed in ports, better monitor what is happening at sea and efficiently deter illegal fishing activities. […]
Following today’s adoption of the EU AGRIFISH Council position on future fisheries controls, the EU Fisheries Control Coalition condemned the failure of ambition demonstrated by fisheries ministers. The Coalition urges fisheries ministers, the European Parliament and the European Commission, to make an urgent and determined effort during upcoming negotiations to ensure that fisheries management in […]
SeafoodSource covers the call from 52 NGOs, retailers, seafood supply chain companies and academic groups to EU fisheries ministers to add bring onboard cameras and Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) to fishing fleets to help prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Full article here.
Isabelle Autissier, Honorary President of WWF-France, and Alain Bazot, President of UFC-Que Choisir, write about the importance of seafood traceability to support the fight against illegal fishing and for marine biodiversity conservation. They call on France’s Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, to support seafood traceability in the revision of the EU fisheries control system, as […]
Desde la Coalición para el Control de la Pesca de la UE aplaudimos la decisión de la Comisión de abrir un procedimiento sancionador contra Francia por no controlar su flota pesquera internacional, y pedimos al Consejo que no legalice la infra-declaración de capturas. El miércoles 9 de junio, la Comisión Europea anunció el inicio de […]
La Coalition européenne pour le contrôle de la pêche se félicite de la décision de la Commission d’ouvrir une procédure d’infraction contre la France pour défaut de contrôle de sa flotte de pêche internationale, et appelle le Conseil à ne pas légaliser les déclarations de capture erronées. Le mercredi 9 juin, la Commission Européenne a […]
The EU Fisheries Control Coalition welcomes the Commission’s decision to open an infringement procedure against France for not controlling its international fishing fleet, and calls on the Council to not legalise misreporting of catches. On Wednesday 9th June, the European Commission announced the launch of an infringement procedure against France regarding the compliance of its […]
