UN expert calls for a halt to “ocean grabbing”
2012-10-30The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, warned today of the threat of ‘ocean [...]
» Read moreNew research in Science: It’s not too late for troubled fisheries
2012-09-28Study sheds new light on data-poor fisheries and how recovery can boost seafood supply. Data-poor stocks are doing worse than [...]
» Read moreUN & EU reports find measures against overfishing & overcapacity insufficient
2012-07-10Two reports confirm: Yes, there is still overfishing in the world. And yes, the EU fleet still has overcapacity. UN: [...]
» Read moreOverfishing continues to increase, UN report says
2012-04-16An update of global fisheries statistics has been published by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). [...]
» Read moreSmall fish worth more in the water than as catch, report says
2012-04-11Catches of small fish should be cut by half, according to a new report by a group of scientists in [...]
» Read moreAs oceans are fished out, large vessels head south
2012-01-26ICIJ this week tells the story of how the world’s largest trawlers compete for what is left of the jack [...]
» Read moreCFP Reform Watch has a new design
2011-12-09As our regular readers may notice, we have made some changes to CFP Reform Watch today. Among the new features [...]
» Read moreNordic countries sign deal to ban discards in Skagerrak
2011-11-23The fisheries ministers of Denmark, Norway and Sweden met in Stockholm today, Wednesday 23 November, to sign a deal banning [...]
» Read moreICCAT takes timid steps to conserve bluefin tuna, shark and swordfish
2011-11-23The annual meeting in Turkey of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), composed of governments of [...]
» Read moreNew UN plan for ocean sustainability
2011-11-04United Nations agencies this week launched a plan to improve the management of oceans. A report prepared by four UN [...]
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