The European Commission has released its annual report on the state of fish stocks and the progress made so far in achieving sustainable fisheries - the...
Oceana is sending out an SOS to urge national governments to make pirate fishing a punishable environmental crime. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing – also...
All imported fisheries products should meet the high standards imposed by EU law, MEPs stressed in a non-binding resolution adopted on Wednesday (30 May). The Commission...
The European Commission has published a revision of the European fisheries Control Regulation, which aim is to ensure compliance with rules of the Common Fisheries Policy...
A new EU multiannual plan to prevent overfishing of demersal species and thus offer North Sea fishing communities more security was approved by MEPs on Tuesday...
On 30 May, the European Parliament adopted in its final vote the North Sea Multi-Annual Plan (NSMAP). The plan covers nearly one-third of all fish catches...
The European Union (EU) has unveiled a plan to ban certain single-use plastic products in a bid to reduce mounting ocean litter. The ban would include...