With fish stocks plummeting and the fishing sector stumbling from one crisis to another, it could seem that European fisheries are beyond hope. And perhaps some are. But the ongoing process to reform the Common Fisheries Policy throughout 2010 poses an opportunity not to be missed if Europeans want to have their fish... and eat them too.
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The material is offered to you by Seas At Risk member organisations and other European organisations concerned with the marine environment.
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Welcome to Seas At Risk, the European association of non-governmental environmental organisations working to protect and restore to health the marine environment of the European seas and the wider North East Atlantic.
Brussels, 12th March 2010, The formal adoption by the Council of the European Union to support a trade ban on bluefin tuna was a positive move, but severly weakened by the conditions that came with it. The EU position is an important factor in negotiations next week on a global ban on the trade of this heavily endangered species. more
Brussels, 9th March 2010: A report published by the coalition group OCEAN2012 - of whom Seas At Risk are a founding member – has documented an array of case studies illustrating how Europe’s fisheries might be managed to become more environmentally and socially sustainable. more
Brussels, 22nd of February 2010. The European Commission has followed the European Parliament by agreeing to support the listing of bluefin tuna under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), but on several conditions. more
Brussels, 12th February, 2010. Seas At Risk has called on the European Commission to show more ambition in regards to the ongoing development of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). more
Strasbourg, 10th of February, 2010. The European Parliament has declared its official support for a listing of bluefin tuna under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), it was announced today. more
Birmingham Alabama, 5th February 2010. The threat to fisheries due to the adverse effect of ocean acidification has been put high on the agenda by leading marine biologist Jim McClintock. more
Brussels, 2nd February, 2010. “Market failures” have been blamed for putting off a more carbon efficient shipping sector as experts suggest an emissions trading scheme is ripe for shipping, a European Commission funded report has said. more
Kiel, 5th February, 2010. A ban on fishing in certain European waters in order to replenish stocks has been called for by two leading fisheries scientists in a study published last month. more
Brussels, 15th January 2010. Connie Hedegaard, the proposed EU Climate Commissioner, has made it clear that if the IMO doesn’t act fast on cutting ship GHG emissions then the EU will initiate measures. more
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Events
Surfrider beach clean up 2010
Surfrider Foundation Europe (SFE) will be holding beach clean-up events across Europe between the 18th – 21st of March as part of their annual Ocean Initiatives campaign. more
