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 […]
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 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 […]
The European Green Deal is the European Union’s (EU) road map for making the EU economy sustainable and climate neutral by 2050. It comes in response to the outcome of the 2019 European elections and the unprecedented calls for climate and environmental action coming from all corners of society, especially from the youth. Making up […]
MEP Clara Aguilera, rapporteur of the Fisheries Control Regulation, and MEP Pierre Karleskind, chair of the Fisheries Committee, together with the EU Fisheries Control Coalition are pleased to announce a virtual event to discuss how the Fisheries Control Regulation can help deliver the European Green Deal and make fisheries fit for the digital age. The […]
We can only achieve sustainable fisheries and healthy ocean ecosystems in the European Union if the Common Fisheries Policy is implemented and the rules followed. For this, we need a robust fisheries control system that will bring transparency to our seafood supply chains. However, with the majority of assessed EU fish populations currently overfished, and […]
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has voted in favour of key steps to bring more transparency to fisheries activities and traceability to seafood supply chains. These amendments to the revision of the fisheries Control Regulation, the foundation for how fishing activities of the EU fleet are managed, mark a pivotal step to […]
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable and consistently managed to achieve long-term economic, social and employment benefits. However, its success depends on a system of effective monitoring, inspection and enforcement for fishing operations in EU waters and activities of the EU fleet globally. As the […]
