News
May 28, 2011
European fisheries must go back to the future
In the run up to the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) over 100 member groups of OCEAN2012 are engaging citizens across Europe in the second European Fish Week.
May 27, 2011
ICES advice spells cuts for pelagic fisheries in the Baltic Sea
The annual scientific advice on Baltic Sea fish stocks provided by the International Council for Exploration of the Seas (ICES) is now available. It paints a mixed picture, with recovering cod stocks, decreasing pelagic stocks in the central Baltic Sea and salmon populations in increasing trouble.
May 24, 2011
Crack-down on illegal fisheries imminent; more questions mount on fishery subsidies
Illegal drift net operations targeting bluefin tuna have been taken down in the Italian islands of Sicily and Ponza by undercover fisheries inspectors from Brussels, the Financial Times reports.
May 24, 2011
Hugh’s FISH fight wins a BAFTA award
The 2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) recognized Fish Fight, an incredibly successful and political TV campaign aiming to put an end to discards, with an award in the ‘Features’ category.
May 23, 2011
The Golden Fish calls for ‘Environment First’!
"The Story of the Golden Fish", a visually stunning street performance carried out during the 2011 European Maritime Day (EMD) on 20 May, captured the absurdity of the present European Union (EU) fisheries management and currently destructive fishing practices, and called for sustainable fisheries in a balanced ecosystem.
May 16, 2011
Draft of the new Common Fisheries Policy reform leaked: BBC reports
An article by Richard Black, Environmental Correspondent for BBC, presents the current proposals for the CFP reform. Among other things, the current draft’s center points are planned to consist of eliminating discards, encourage the use of selective fisheries, multi-annual management plans for stock recovery, and restoring fisheries to a Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) level by 2015.
May 16, 2011
2011 European Maritime Day: Fish have a voice in Gdańsk
Polish members of the OCEAN2012 coalition are gearing up for a street performance “The story of the Golden Fish”, which will take place on May 20th during the European Maritime Day celebrations in Gdańsk, Poland.
April 14, 2011
Aquaculture of “great importance” in new CFP
The upcoming CFP reform will include organisational and funding upgrades that emphasise the growing role of aquaculture, Commissioner Maria Damanaki said after the fisheries ministers’ April Council meeting.
April 14, 2011
Desert caviar a pricey first
Very far from its classic haunts in the Caspian Sea, sturgeon for exclusive caviar productions is now bred in – the Abu Dhabi desert.
April 13, 2011
Possibly spring for aqua-bred tuna
With the Atlantic bluefin tuna hovering on the brink of extinction, an Australian company reports promising progress in a program to produce aquaculture-bred Southern Bluefin Tuna.