EU Parliament endorses new fisheries protocol with Guinea-Bissau
MEPs voted on favour of an updated fisheries agreement with Guinea Bissau, which allows 41 EU vessels access to the country’s waters for the next five years, while the EU…
EU Parliament approves tuna agreement with Cabo Verde
A deal approved by the EU Parliament will enable 56 EU vessels will be able to fish tuna and related species during the next five years in Cabo Verde’s waters,…
Stricter traceability for imported seafood on the EU Parliament agenda
In the wake of the recent revelations concerning the use of forced labour in China’s seafood industry and the opacity of data relating to its distant waters fisheries, the European…
EBFA condemns bottom fishing ban proposals
A crucial vote on the future of bottom fishing is about to take place in plenary session at the European Parliament. The consequences of this hastily organised vote could prove…
Fishermen from all over Holland travelled to Strasbourg to be present, and to demonstrate outside the Parliament. Image: VisNed
EU Parliament axes pulse gear
The end of pulse fishing came yesterday with a vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg in which MEPs voted through a raft of measures, including the decision to outlaw…
